Missouri man dies in 90-foot fall from highway bridge

JEROME, Mo. – A Springfield man died after falling from a highway bridge in south-central Missouri.

The Rolla Daily News reports that Johnathan Ray Conrad, 63, died after falling off an Interstate 44 bridge in western Phelps County near Jerome.

Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Cody Fulkerson says it appears Conrad fell Saturday night while trying to cross the interstate for help with a stalled vehicle. He fell about 90 feet.

Fulkerson says it appears Conrad thought he was crossing a median to seek help but instead fell in between two interstate bridges.

He says the area has no lights and there are no shoulders along the bridge.

This story was originally published September 7, 2015 at 1:25 PM with the headline "Missouri man dies in 90-foot fall from highway bridge."