Trucker convoy looking for answers in David Schultz death

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa — On the day when Lake View trucker, David Schultz, was laid to rest, some from the trucking community took to the roads to make a couple of points. One was to respect Schultz and his family. The other was to raise the question as to the mystery surrounding his death.

Schultz was reported missing last November. His truck, cell phone, and keys were left in his truck loaded with pigs, in the middle of the road. In April, his body was found in a field not far from where the truck was left.

“It’s just about, you know coming together on important things and all the circumstances around David’s case. I mean, the man deserves a proper sendoff,” said Mitchel Riesgraf, of Iowa CDL Drivers Unlimited. “We don’t even know how he passed away so tragically and all the repercussions for his family. You know our hearts go out to him.”

A handful of trucks were there for the convoy starting at three. More trucks joined in as the afternoon went along.

“He was a good friend of mine,” said Larry Wilkerson, a trucker from Odeboldt.  “I’ve known Dave for probably, 8 to 9 years, talked over the radio a few times. He’s a real nice guy. I enjoyed talking to him. I wanted to pay respect to him and the family out here.”.

Truckers here expressed concern over not knowing how he died and if life on the road as a trucker is really safe.

“They say there’s no foul play, but everybody else that looks into this case knows otherwise,” said Riesgraf. “Who’s responsible? What’s responsible? We just want to know. We’re trying to help figure out what happened to our brother of the highway.”

“Message to the public is, just watch what you’re doing out there. Don’t stop for anybody that you don’t know or if you don’t have lights on them,” said Wilkerson “Make sure you get to a well-lit area. If it’s a cop, make sure you get to a well-lit area so that way you know you can see what’s going on.”

The initial autopsy showed no signs of foul play, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

“We are waiting until we receive the full autopsy report before we release any additional information,” said Sac County Sheriff, Ken McClure on Friday.

A special part of Friday’s convoy was that they brought David Schultz’s truck to the event for the whole group to pose for a picture with that vehicle.