OLATHE, Kan. - - A beloved Blue Valley intermediate school instructor was killed over the weekend after crossing the street.
Taylor Eddings, 28, was hit in the area of E.
Kansas City Road and North Central Street.
Olathe authorities stated the motorist who struck Eddings stayed on the scene.
The department said charges are not most likely.
Police also informed BNN that Eddings was strolling a pet dog, but it has not been confirmed.
Eddings was a 7th grade math teacher at Lakewood Middle School. Her colleagues said she set the bar high.
" Being a teacher is about getting in touch with kids and if we might all resemble Taylor in our profession, schools would be incredible," said Paula Black, Eddings' coworker. "She is someone to admire and follow for sure."
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Eddings' colleagues stated not just did she connect with trainees, but she was an incredible mathematics teacher.
" And her associates loved her too," Black stated. "I suggest everybody loved her. She was funny, she was clever, she was creative, she was the entire package."
Eddings was likewise a track coach.
" She was the sort of teacher that the kids just gathered to naturally, who it was their safe individual," Lakewood Middle School Principal, Lisa Stolper said.
" The person that they wished to be around if they had something interesting occur, they would tell Ms. Eddings. If they had something bad occur, they would go ask for her suggestions."
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A celebration of life will be held for Eddings at 11 a.m. Saturday. It'll happen at the Lions Gate Clubhouse.
" I simply truly hope that Ms. Eddings knows the impact she had on our neighborhood and our trainees," Stolper said. "She was extremely enjoyed and the work that she did really matter."
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