A truck driver from Mississippi has been charged in the death of a St Joe woman found along I-29 over the weekend.

Prosecutors charged 49-year-old Ken Harris on Greenville, Mississippi with one count of involuntary manslaughter.

Officials believe Harris pushed Kecia King out of his moving truck. An autopsy determined King died from head trauma and swelling of the brain. King was found badly injured at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday along I-29 just south of the Pickett Road overpass. She died Sunday.

Investigators say Harris met up with King at a St Joseph nightclub Saturday, and that the pair left together.

Harris works for Best Mark Trucking in Strong City, Kansas.