A Florida man was hit and killed in a traffic incident early Monday morning in Callaway County.
At 1:51 a.m., Jonas J. Baptiste, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stopped his vehicle on westbound Interstate 70 and stepped out.
As he did so, he was hit by a 2023 Freightliner semi-truck driven by Marcus A. Boards, 42, of Escondido, California, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
He was killed by the impact. His body was taken to Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton.