Illinois man charged with fatal November 2025 hit-and-run in Jefferson County

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -An Illinois man is being charged with a hit-and-run that resulted in a woman’s death.

George Schmidt, 64, from Dupo, Illinois, is being charged with one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.

According to court records, on Nov. 16, 2025, at around 7 a.m., a Byrnes Mill officer saw a driver on the roadside who said they were calling 911 as they had seen a body along Highway 30 just west of Byrnes Mill Road…

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