Man Dies in ATV Crash

John Compton was found unresponsive in Monroe, Conn.

Police say a Bridgeport, Connecticut, man was killed and two young children were hurt when the all-terrain vehicle they were riding struck a curb and rolled over in Monroe.

Police say the quad ATV rolled at about 6 p.m. Saturday.

Twenty-nine-year-old John Compton was found in the road unresponsive and died of his injuries at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Police Lt. Brian McCauley tells The Connecticut Post that a 2-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl, both of Monroe, were thrown from the ATV. They were treated for minor injuries at a hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

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