Saturday, January 3, 2015

MAN KILLED IN PICKUP TRUCK WRECK IN MEDINA, WISCONSIN. VEHICLE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, CROSSED LANES, STRUCK STUMP. HE WAS WEARING NO SEAT BELT.



Man killed in pickup truck wreck IN MEDINA, WISCONSIN. Vehicle DRIVER lost control, crossed lanes, struck stump.  HE WAS WEARING NO SEAT BELT.




Published On: Jan 03 2015 12:13:33 PM CST   Updated On: Jan 03 2015 12:14:48 PM CST











TOWN OF MEDINA, Wis. - 




A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night, officials said.




The Dane County Sheriff's Department said deputies responded to a report of a crash at about 9 p.m. on West Medina Road, east of Ridge Road. A passerby who had not witnessed the crash called in the report.




According to the sheriff's department, a 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup truck was headed east on West Medina Road when it lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane and veered off the roadway, striking a large tree stump.




The 44-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the report. The airbags were deployed.



Alcohol appeared to be a contributing factor, the sheriff's department said Saturday.



Officials withheld the name of the man killed pending notification of his family.