On 11/18/2011 at approximately 7:00 a.m., officers with the Lee’s Summit Police Department were called to the area of 50 Highway near the Obrien Road overpass on the report of a body alongside the roadway. Officers responding to the scene located the deceased in a grassy area on the north side of the westbound lanes of 50 Highway.
The initial investigation indicates that the victim was struck by a vehicle in the westbound lanes of 50 highway sometime during the overnight hours. The victim is a local man in his twenties.
The investigation into the accident is on-going. The victim’s name has not been released yet pending the notification of family.