(KAIR)--A 14-year-old Weston, Missouri boy is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Platte County.

According to a news release issued by the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, Gage Fogt was walking on Missouri Highway 45 at Grass Pad Road, in Unincorporated Platte County, shortly before 6:45 Wednesday evening. That’s when he was struck and killed by a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck that was northbound on the highway.

Fogt was identified at the scene by family members who were present at the time of the fatal accident.

According to the news release, the investigation is ongoing, conducted by the Platte County Sheriff’s Office Crash Team.

Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor.

The name of the driver has not been made public.