Police: missing man was involved in crash, may need medical attention
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Jefferson City Police Department is searching for someone who went missing in the eastern part of town.
JCPD wrote on its social media that it is looking for Nathan Spencer, 20. He was last seen walking near Cedar Creek Court and Expressview Drive, an area just north of Highway 50/63.
A news release Tuesday evening said Spencer was one of two drivers involved in a crash in the 2300 block of US 50/63. The crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. when Spencer’s vehicle rear-ended the other vehicle, according to police, at which point Spencer apparently left the scene on foot.
The other driver reported some discomfort after the crash but declined medical treatment.
While investigating the crash, police set up a perimeter to try and find Spencer, even deploying a drone to search from the air, but didn’t find him.
At around 2:30 p.m. police returned to the area to look for Spencer, but after more than half an hour did not find any sign of him.
After a missing person report was completed for Spencer just before 5 p.m., officers went back out to the scene to look again, but called it off shortly after 6 p.m. after finding no indication Spencer was in the area.
The post says Spencer is 6-feet tall and weighs 230 pounds. He has a red beard and red “collar-length” hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black jacket with two white stripes down the sleeves, jeans and black shoes.
Police are focusing their search efforts in the eastern part of the city and into the county. They ask anyone with information or who sees Spencer to contact them, as he may need medical attention.
JCPD can be contacted at 573-634-6400 or by calling 911.