Fatal wreck: 21-year-old man killed in car vs. dump truck crash in Town of Raymond

RACINE COUNTY (WITI) -- A 21-year-old man from Kenosha was killed in a crash in the Town of Raymond Thursday morning, October 30th.

It happened around 6:21 a.m. near the intersection of US 45/ North Raynor Avenue and 4 1/2 Mile Road.

The accident involved a dump truck and a passenger vehicle.

Both vehicles were northbound on US 45 when the passenger vehicle rear-ended the dump truck, according to witnesses.

Lifesaving measures were performed at the scene, but were unsuccessful.

The operator of the passenger vehicle was a 21-year-old male from Kenosha County.

There were no other occupants in the passenger vehicle.

The operator of the dump truck was not injured.

It appears that speed may be a factor and the operator of the passenger vehicle was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident.

The name of deceased is being withheld pending family notification.

This accident remains under investigation by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.