TOWN OF RHINE, Wis. (WHBL) - Sheboygan County deputies are now classifying a fatal roadside crash from last week as a hit and run.
Deputies had found 23-year-old Shawn Kaufert of Sheboygan Falls dead on the side of the road in the Town of Rhine early in the morning on July 3rd. A person driving a van along County Road P said he'd struck something in the road and police found Kaufert dead at the scene.
Sheriff's captain Cory Roeseler says they now believe that another vehicle was involved. "The first vehicle would have struck the young man, and the second vehicle would have come along some time later and struck him in the road."
Roeseler says the investigation is still ongoing. They're still trying to determine the time that Kaufert was killed. "We don't have a specific time frame, so we're looking at anything after 1:30 in the morning until the time of the call which was around 4:45 or so in the morning." He's also not saying what sort of vehicle was involved. "Nothing that we can put out to the public to be aware of, or be on the lookout for this specific type of vehicle."
If you have any information, contact deputies at 920-459-3123.