Mark
Snopek
Hit-and-run
homicide
53 YOA
County Road R18 (also known as L Avenue)
Rural Boone
Boone County, Iowa
August 8, 2007
On
August 8, 2007, at approximately 8:53 p.m., 53-year-old
Mark Snopek of rural Boone was riding his bicycle on
County Road R18 (also known as L Avenue) traveling
northbound when he was struck from behind by a dark
colored vehicle. From there, the vehicle fled the scene
and continued northbound.
Witnesses alerted authorities
via a cell phone call and the Boone County
Sheriff’s Office, Woodward Fire Department, Boone
County Ambulance, Woodward Police Department and the Iowa
State Patrol responded to the scene. Snopek was
pronounced dead at the scene.
Since that time, there have been various leads which were
exhausted, resulting without a conviction of whoever was
responsible for Snopek's death.
There is a sizeable reward for information leading to an
arrest in the case.
Anyone with information
regarding the death of Mark Snopek should contact the
Boone County Sheriff's Office at 433-0524.
Sources and References:
The Boone News
Republican