A man interviewed by WSAZ last week about the ATV safety bill was killed in an ATV accident, according to the victim's family.

Homer Williams talked to Bill Murray while driving his ATV down a paved road in Wayne County. Thursday morning, his family told us he found dead on the side of the road with his ATV nearby. Williams told us if the bill would pass, he'd be out of options for transportation.

"I got to go on the roadways. It's the only way to go," Williams said. "I don't know what I'll do. I'm stuck."

Click on the video link above to watch the orginal story with Williams. It aired on February 22, 2007.

UPDATE ON ATV LEGISLATION:
Here's a story from the Associated Press:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - All-terrain vehicle safety legislation is dead, at least for now.

Barring an unlikely maneuver in the Legislature, a bill aimed at improving the state's A-T-V safety record looks finished. The Senate Rules Committee today did not place the bill on the Senate calendar. That means it won't come up for a vote unless it's added as an amendment to other legislation.

The Rules Committee made the move Tuesday, but supporters of the bill thought they had a chance to change the senators' minds. Instead, Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin of Logan County said the state should focus on enforcing existing law.

But Karen Coria, who represents A-T-V manufacturers, says those laws are not adequate. She said the committee's decision "sends a bad message" about the Legislature's priorities.

The bill would have banned A-T-Vs from paved roads and would have prohibited passengers unless allowed by the manufacturer. Last year, at least 53 people were killed in A-T-V crashes in the state. That's the highest per capita death toll in the country.