A tragic incident occurred Saturday evening on Route 30 in Jefferson County, leaving a pedestrian dead following a collision with a vehicle. Fox2Now reports that the Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed the accident took place in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 near High Ridge Boulevard.
Running in and out of traffic, the victim, a 41-year-old man, was tragically struck by a 2017 Honda Fit. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is actively investigating the events leading up to the incident with the help of a crash reconstruction team. Details surrounding why the man was on the highway remain unclear.
The driver involved in the collision remained on the scene, as noted by KSDK. Paramedics from the Jefferson County Fire District pronounced the pedestrian deceased at the site of the crash, which happened around 6 p.m. Saturday, near the interchange with Caroline Drive in High Ridge Township.
According to First Alert 4, the Missouri State Highway Patrol released a report stating the pedestrian was "running in and out of traffic" just west of Caroline Drive at approximately 5:40 p.m., moments before the impact. This incident, which occurred under the purview of dusk, reminds us of the precarious nature of pedestrian safety on busy thoroughfares.
