ATV driver ejected, then hit and killed by passing truck

FULTON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - An ATV driver was killed after being thrown from the ATV and hit by a passing truck Wednesday night in Wisconsin.

According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in for a crash with injuries around 10 p.m. on N. County Highway F, in Fulton.

Investigators say an ATV rider lost control and was ejected from the ATV before landing on the roadway. Authorities said a truck, towing a trailer, was driving northbound and couldn’t avoid hitting the ATV driver.

Officials said the ATV driver died at the scene. The name of the person killed will be released by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The investigation remains under investigation by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, but officials said preliminary investigations do not indicate any criminal charges.