Sheriff’s office names 14-year-old boy hit by truck and killed in Platte County
A teenager killed Wednesday when he was hit by a pickup truck in Platte County has been identified as 14-year-old Gage Fogt.
Fogt, of Weston, died after he was struck about 6:40 p.m. at MO 45 Highway and Grass Pad Road, just north of Farley, by a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck, according to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.
Fogt had exited a car after an argument and was walking in the area, deputies said.
As people tried to get Fogt back inside the car, the Dodge Ram drove past and struck him, Maj. Erik Holland said Wednesday. Fogt died at the scene.
Relatives who were at the scene at the time of the crash identified Fogt, according to the sheriff’s office.
The driver of the pickup stopped and was cooperating with investigators, Holland said.
Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash, the sheriff’s office said.
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The Platte County Sheriff’s Office distributed a written news release Thursday identifying the teenager who was hit by the truck.
