By MATT PIKE
Steven M. Richardson of Savannah was sentenced to serve eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for killing a pedestrian and damaging property on St. Joseph Avenue in December 2024.
Richardson pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a death in April 2026.
Before 4 am on December. 1st, 2024, Richardson was traveling northbound on St. Joseph Avenue near the intersection of Broadway Street in his truck and recklessly drove off the east side of the roadway, striking a pedestrian, according to a probable cause statement. Richardson continued through a yard, striking a house and causing extensive damage before he left the scene on foot.
The pedestrian died from their injuries.
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