Pedestrian struck and killed in Walworth County

A 30-year-old man was struck and killed while walking on Highway 14 in Darien on Saturday, according to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.

Austin Fehrm of Darien was walking near the edge of the roadway when he was struck by a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck. 

Sheriff’s deputies and fires and rescue units responded shortly after 6 p.m. Fehrm was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation by the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team and the Wisconsin State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspectors.