Woman dies after being hit by ATV while walking in rural Polk County
One person has died after authorities an ATV hit her while she was walking on the side of the road.
By News Channel NebraskaPOLK, Neb. — One person has died after authorities say an ATV hit her while she was walking on the side of the road.
It happened around 5:15 on Thursday evening one mile south of the intersection of County Road C and Highway 66 near Polk, which is about 15 miles east of Central City. The Polk County Sheriff says a man was driving the ATV north on County Road C when he hit 56-year-old Carol Lynn Hofmann of Polk, who was walking south on the northbound shoulder of the gravel road.
An ambulance transported Hofmann to a Central City hospital where she died. The ATV driver wasn’t injured.
The accident remains under investigation. It’s not clear if the ATV driver will be cited or face any charges.