Man run over by dump truck
For the Hub City Times
HEWITT – A 77-year-old man is dead after he was run over by a dump truck in the town of Hewitt.
On March 18, at approximately 7 a.m., deputies were called to the 10,000 block of Soo Lane in the village of Hewitt. The deputies arrived and were informed by emergency personnel that the victim, a 77-year-old male, had suffered fatal injuries after being run over.
The Wood County Coroner’s Office ruled the death accidental, as an investigation determined that maintenance was being performed on the dump truck when the accident occurred.
Responding agencies included: the Wood County Sheriff’s Department, Hewitt EMS, Marshfield Ambulance, and the Wood County Coroner’s Office.
The name has not yet been released.