Special prosecutor appointed in case of pedestrian hit, killed in Stoddard County; vehicle traveling 112 mph - KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar Bluff

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A special prosecutor was appointed in the case of a pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle in Stoddard County, Missouri on Friday, February 17.

On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Andrew Lawson, the New Madrid County Prosecuting Attorney, was appointed by the court to prosecute the cases.

Wesley and Garey Faries were arrested on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Wesley Faries was charged with first degree involuntary manslaughter and Garey Faries was charged with hindering the prosecution.

Both are being held at the Stoddard County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Wesley L. Faries, 39, of Puxico, was going south on MO 51, just one mile south of Puxico, when he hit a man who was in the middle of the road.

The highway patrol investigation into the crash suggested that the vehicle was traveling around 112 miles per hour.

The victim, identified as Phillip A. Manning, 21, of Sikeston, was pronounced dead at the scene by Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope.

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