Teen hit by truck in remote Western Mass. cornfield dies from injuries

HATFIELD - A 19-year-old has died after he was hit by a pickup truck in a remote Western Massachusetts cornfield over the weekend, authorities say.

Jesse Johansmeyer, of Florence, was hit after a bonfire in the Hatfield meadows at about 11:30 p.m. Friday. He died from his injuries in the hospital the next morning.

Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan said the driver of the white pickup truck that hit Johansmeyer did not stop, and left the scene.

A lawyer for the Johansmeyer family told WBZ-TV they are asking anyone with information to contact police as soon as possible.

"This was a tragic hit and run incident in which Jesse was hit and left to die," attorney Thomas Lesser said in a statement. "If he had received medical care earlier, he would have lived."

Police are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call State Police or Hatfield police at 413-247-0323.