GEARY COUNTY (AP) — Authorities in northeast Kansas say the body of an Arkansas man was found on the shoulder of Interstate 70, and the Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office initially received a call around 5:15 a.m. Thursday about a person down by the interstate near Fort Riley.
Kansas troopers responded and found the body of 18-year-old Bennet Trotter, of West Memphis, Arkansas, on the eastbound shoulder of the interstate. Investigators believe Trotter had been walking along the road when he was hit by one or more vehicles that left the scene.
No arrests had been reported or suspects named in the case by Friday morning.
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GEARY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities found the body of a man early Thursday morning along Interstate 70 in Geary County.
Just after 5 a.m., a motorist discovered a deceased male on the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 70 near Fort Riley between the exits off of the interstate to Fort Riley and K-18 Highway, according to Trooper Ben Gardner with the Kansas Highway Patrol.
As of 9:50 a.m. Thursday one eastbound lane of the interstate was shut down. KHP is trying to identify the deceased man or any vehicle or vehicles that may have been involved which left the scene.