Sheriff’s office identifies man electrocuted in southern Boone County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Boone County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday identified the Hallsville man who died early Monday when he was electrocuted by a downed power line.

Andrew B. Moss, 22, was killed when he got out of his vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. along South River Road, the sheriff's office said in a social media post. Moss was dead when deputies arrived at the scene.

Investigators believe Moss died after coming in contact with a downed power line after his vehicle crashed into a utility pole, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff's office said it waited to provide the man's name in order to give proper notification to his family.