30-year-old man killed in hit-and-run crash north of Liberty in rural Clay County
A 30-year-old Clay County man died in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday north of Liberty in rural Clay County, according to a news release from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was identified as John Paul R. Scheidecker, according to the release from Melissa Evans, director of Clay County Emergency Management.
Clay County Sheriff deputies responded to a possible hit-and-run fatality crash shortly before 4 a.m. in the area of Northeast 120th Street between Missouri Route A highway and Fishing River Road.
Upon arrival, they found Scheidecker who had been killed in the crash. The vehicle involved did not stop and investigators were asking anyone with information to call 816-407-3723.
The Clay County Sheriff’s investigations and traffic divisions reconstructed the crash scene and their investigation was ongoing.
