OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Oshkosh police have identified the man who was hit and killed by a pickup truck Wednesday morning.
Authorities say 78-year-old Wayne C. Stearns of Oshkosh was walking across W. 20th Avenue at Montana Street around 6:30 a.m. when he was hit by a pickup truck. Stearns was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the truck is a 40-year-old Oshkosh man, whose name has not been released. Police say he’s cooperating with the investigation.
No other information was released, as police continue to investigate this vehicle vs. pedestrian crash.