ELLIS COUNTY -The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek the public assistance in a fatality hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a former La Crosse man.

According to authorities, Dylan Weiser, 22, Thornton, Colo., and formerly of La Crosse, was killed by a vehicle between 9:45 and 10:15 p.m. Sunday, May 15, in the 700 block of 240th Avenue — 5 miles south of Hays and a half-mile north of Antonino Road.

“The investigation by the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office leads law enforcement to believe that Weiser was let out of the vehicle on 240th Avenue at approximately 8:40 p.m.,” according to a news release issued Friday. “Weiser began walking southbound on 240th Avenue.”

Weiser was observed by two separate individuals while walking southbound, the sheriff’s office reported — at 8:45 and 9:45 p.m.

Weiser’s body was discovered in a ditch in the 700 block of 240th Avenue at 10:15 p.m. May 15.

The sheriff’s department said a southbound vehicle struck and killed Weiser, and broken vehicle debris was found on the scene, although a specific make and model has not been determined. It is unknown who was driving the vehicle.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Detective Brad Ricke at (785) 625-1040.