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Matthew Blackford, 21, dies, after he becomes unresponsive after his jeep is stuck in a pool of water near Southwest 45th Street and Evergreen in Des Moines.

Date: 
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Area: 
Des Moines-Ames, IA
A Des Moines man is dead after his Jeep got stuck in a pool of water while off-roading Sunday night. It happened around 8:00 p.m. south of the Des Moines River near Southeast 45th Street and Evergreen. Police say 21-year-old Matthew Blackford got his Jeep stuck in a pool of water while off-roading with friends and when he tried to get out he fell in and became unresponsive. His friends got him out of the water and started CPR. Paramedics took Blackford to the hospital where he later died. Police took his three friends to the station for questioning.

Shakena L. Ford, 18, killed, driver Antquese D. Frazier, 19, injured, taken to hospital, after their ATV goes out of control on Lakeland Street in El Dorado, and crashes into a tree.

Date: 
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Area: 
Monroe, LA-El Dorado, AR
One teen was killed and another injured Sunday after an all-terrain vehicle hit a tree in El Dorado. Arkansas State Police say it happened shortly after 6 p.m. as Antquese D. Frazier, 19, operated a 2003 Yamaha ATV south on Lakeland Street near Houston Street. According to an accident report, the ATV went out of control and was overcorrected. It then hit a tree. A passenger on the vehicle, 18-year-old Shakena L. Ford of El Dorado, died from unspecified injuries.