MOUNT VERNON — Authorities in Jefferson County say a 39-year-old rural Mt. Vernon man died in an ATV crash over the weekend just west of Mt. Vernon.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, a farmer reportedly found James W. McCoy lying in a field Saturday afternoon just off Presley Lane.

McCoy was taken to Crossroads Hospital in Mt. Vernon where he was pronounced dead.

It appears the he was alone on the ATV at the time of the crash.

An investigation into the crash continues.