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Fatal accident along U.S. 50, Lee's Summit
Nov. 18, 2011
By Sgt. Chris DePue, LSPD
On 11/18/2011 at approximately 7:00 a.m. officers with the Lee’s Summit Police Department were called to the area of U. S. 50 near the O'brien 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 U.S. 50.
Initial investigation indicates that the victim was struck by a vehicle in the westbound lanes of U.S. 50 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.
