Misdemeanor charges are pending against a 19-year-old St Joseph man in connection with a traffic fatality in St Joseph over the weekend. Justin Shuman of St Joseph was charged Monday with one class-a misdemeanor count of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner.

The incident happened at about five p.m. on Saturday at West Valley and Gordon Streets.

St Joseph Police say Shuman was driving a truck that hit a dirt bike being driven by Timothy Belding, 26, of St Joseph. Belding was rushed to Heartland Regional Medical Center where he died later.