Springfield Police have identified the pedestrian who died Wednesday in a crash at Highway 65 and Battlefield.
Police say Harrison Charlesworth, 33, from Springfield was walking on the southbound shoulder when he stepped into traffic and was hit by a dump truck.
He died at the hospital.
The driver of the dump truck tried to avoid him and hit a pickup truck.
Traffic was shut down for about two hours.
Press Release
Springfield Police responded to the area of US Highway 65 and Battlefield Road on April 27, 2022, at 9:29 a.m., regarding a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
According to the initial investigation, a 1997 International 490 dump truck was southbound in the right, outside lane of US Highway 65, south of Battlefield. The pedestrian was walking along the southbound US Highway 65 shoulder when he stepped into the right, outside lane of traffic and was struck by the dump truck. The dump truck swerved into the middle lane while attempting to avoid hitting the pedestrian and hit a red 2022 Chevrolet truck.
The pedestrian, identified as Harrison Charlesworth, 33, from Springfield, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. Charlesworth’s family has been notified.
Officers with the department’s Traffic Section are continuing to investigate the circumstances involved in the crash and are asking anyone with additional information to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810.
This was the fifth fatality motor vehicle crash in Springfield in 2022.
