On Sunday, July 16, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Dane County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to an injury, ATV versus vehicle crash on CTH A near O’Connor Road, in the Town of Primrose. Personnel from the Belleville Police Department, along with Belleville EMS and Fitch-Rona EMS crews, assisted Deputies at the scene. UW MedFlight was requested, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and the ATV driver, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicates the ATV, operated by 17-year-old Eric O’Connor, was d...