Fayetteville employee killed after driving ATV into fence

A city employee was killed Thursday morning after the all-terrain vehicle the worker was driving ran into a fence at Fisher Road and Lakeway Drive, a news release said.

According to the Fayetteville Police Department, the Fayetteville employee was collecting trash on the ATV when the vehicle "left the roadway and crashed through a fence." Officers responded to the scene at about 6:24 a.m. The fence is near John R. Griffin Middle and Honeycutt Elementary schools.

The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer J. Deal at 910-584-3692. Anonymous tips can also be made by calling Crimestoppers at 910-483- 8477, visiting fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet or by downloading the free “P3 Tips” app in the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android devices.

Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com .

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