Family identifies construction worker who died after being hit by crane in Shrewsbury

A construction worker died after being hit by a crane in Shrewsbury early Tuesday morning. Family members later identified him as as 35-year-old Shawn Pritchett.

Family members later identified him as as 35-year-old Shawn Pritchett.

Around 3 a.m., Pritchett was struck by the crane at the construction site in the 4200 block of Carr Lane Court. The medical examiner was seen at the scene about two hours later

The area is a Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) construction site. At the site, work is being done on a wastewater tunnel that runs under The Galleria.