The Waukesha Police Department said around 6:41 p.m., a tow truck operator was loading a disabled vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road when they were hit by a blue minivan that left the scene.

A 40-year-old man, who was on the job for a Chicago towing company, was struck and killed Christmas Eve on I-94 in Wisconsin by a minivan that fled the scene, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities say the tow truck operator was loading a vehicle on I-94 when he was struck by a blue minivan. The driver didn't stop after the collision.

A 40-year-old tow truck operator is dead after being struck by a blue minivan while loading a disabled car on the shoulder of eastbound I-94, east of Sawyer Road, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department.