Driver flees the scene of a fatal Barry County crash

The driver of the motorcycle, 38-year-old Patrick E. Anderson of Aurora, Missouri, died at the scene.

The crash report shows both vehicles were towed from the scene, but the pickup driver had fled.

According to Trooper Sam Carpenter, the driver of the truck fled the scene on a bicycle. Authorities are not sure where the bicycle came from. Then, an unknown person stopped in a car and picked the driver up from the scene.

The Highway Patrol suspects the pickup truck was stolen out of Monett. Trooper Carpenter states the registered owner of the vehicle was not the driver.

Authorities are still investigating and looking for a suspect.

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