A 63-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle ATV crash on Mellotts Road, west of Fenton, Ill., according to a news release from the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Larry D. Hill was driving a Polaris Sportsman ATV west on Mellotts Road when it hit a deer. Hill lot control of the ATV and crashed into a a tree. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Morrison Fire Department, Morrison EM, the Whiteside County Coroner’s Office and Hunter’s Towing assisted the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.