ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police have identified the victim of Thursday night's hit and run as 16-year-old DeAndre Wallace Jr.
As police continue to search for the driver, Five on Your Side digs deeper and finds a dangerous history in that area.
What we found out from neighbors and police is there are a few factors they believe make this area dangerous.
Michael Johnson is not afraid to admit, he's a character and the story he has to tell now is a tragedy.
"I heard one little thump and then I heard that big bang down there," he said.
Johnson was at a gas station on Green Valley and Chambers Thursday night when the hit and run happened.
"I came running up here and asked them to call. I said call somebody and call them quick," he said.
Police believe the driver was speeding, possibly running the red light.
"I'm not really surprised," said Tayon Johnson who lives nearby.
He believes drivers are constantly going too fast along this stretch, where the speed limit is 35.
He says it is a dangerous situation, especially at night.
"I think they just need to put some more lighting up here because there's a whole lot of cars that are speeding through here, you know, and it's just like, if they don't see you, they ain't going to stop," he said.
St. Louis County Police say on the busy stretch of Chambers Road there are not very many lights.
Investigators also tell Five on Your Side there have been a dozen auto accidents reported at this same intersection since the beginning of last year. In November, a driver left the scene, although in that case, no one was hurt. As for the latest incident, Michael Johnson says that's something he won't soon forget.
"I ain't seen nothing like that in years and years and years and years," he said. A St. Louis County spokesman says Ameren, not the county, is not responsible for putting up street lights in that area.
In a statement, an Ameren spokesperson told Five on Your Side's Mike Rush, "St. Louis County would have to make a request for lighting and pay for lighting services. We haven't received a request for lighting in that area."
