By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a pickup in connection with a deadly hit-and-run accident that occurred south of Hays over the weekend.

According to Ellis County Undersheriff Bruce Hertel, John J. Befort, 69, rural Ellis County was walking on 210th Avenue on Saturday between 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound in the 900 block of 210th Avenue. Hertel said the vehicle fled the scene.

Currently, law enforcement officials are looking for a light-colored 2009 to 2015 Dodge Ram pickup that was spotted in the area by a witness at the approximate time of the incident.

Hertel said officers want to locate and talk to the driver of the pickup.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office at (785) 625-1040.