Boone, Iowa, Unsolved Cold Cases:
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.
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