SPRINGFIELD — On Jan. 29, at approximately 4:45 a.m., the Springfield Police Department responded to a traffic hazard report on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway near Riverbend Hospital. A caller reported that a man attempted to jump in front of her vehicle, but she was able to swerve around him. Upon arrival, officers found a deceased man in the roadway and a stopped vehicle nearby. Initial investigations suggest the man intentionally placed himself in front…
One dead in Springfield after traffic hazard
