St. Joseph man gets 10 years in deadly 2024 KC hit-and-run

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) -- A St. Joseph, Missouri, man involved in a 2024 deadly hit-and-run crash in Kansas City has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

According to court documents, Brian Zug was sentenced Friday to 10 years after hitting and killing a bicyclist in January 2024.

Zug pleaded guilty in June to a Class B felony DWI causing the death of another person. A Class D felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death was dismissed.

The crash happened around 2 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2024, near 81st Terrace and North Oak Trafficway in Kansas City, according to court documents.

Court documents say Zug was driving a silver Ford F-150 southbound on North Oak when he hit the cyclist near the intersection of 82nd Street and North Oak.

Zug will serve his 10-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections.