Butler County Sheriff’s Office working to identify pedestrian killed on Highway 54

BUTLER COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) - Tuesday update: The Bulter County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify the man who was struck by a vehicle and killed Monday night. The accident happened around 9 p.m. on U.S. Highway 54, east of Andover, between SW Indianola Road and SW Tawakoni Road.

The sheriff’s office said the investigation indicates that the man was walking in the outside westbound lane of traffic on Highway 54 when he was struck by a 2015 Honda Accord, also traveling westbound. Investigators don’t believe the driver was impaired; they’re awaiting test results on the pedestrian.

He’s described as a white or Hispanic man believed to be in his twenties, with short black hair, a short beard, numerous tattoos, and dressed in black jeans and a gray tank top. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who may have seen the man or may have any information about his identity, to call 316-322-4254.

One person died from injuries after being hit by a vehicle Monday night on U.S. 54 (Kellogg) near Southwest Tawakoni Road, between Andover and Augusta. This happened a little after 9 p.m. Monday on the stretch of U.S.-54 in western Butler County.

Westbound traffic on U.S. 54 was closed at Tawakoni Road as investigators worked to piece together what led up to the crash. The scene remained active late Monday night.