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Sunday, May 31, 2015Area:
Anchorage, AKPatrick Kilgore was driving an ATV with a passenger in Willow when Kilgore lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, ejecting the two people. Neither of them were wearing protective gear at the time of the collision. Fortunately the passenger was not injured, and Kilgore only suffered moderate injuries. Kilgore was taken to an area hospital for medical treatment.
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Sunday, May 24, 2015Area:
Birmingham, ALGuy Erskine Moseley Jr. was riding an ATV on Chapel Park Court at about 8:30 p.m. on a Sunday when he was involved in a crash that took his life. Few details are available at this time. The force of the crash threw him from the ATV, and he died at the scene. Check back for updates.
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Saturday, May 9, 2015Area:
Tulsa, OK14-year-old Lily Rhodes was riding on ATV with three friends at a birthday party when something, possibly a hole in the terrain, caused the vehicle to flip and eject all occupants. Of those involved, Rhodes sustained the worst injuries and had to have most of her arm amputated, though she should make a good recovery otherwise. One other girl on the ATV also had some serious injuries, and remains in the hospital with a broken vertebrae.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015Area:
Anchorage, AKMerna Spein was riding an ATV in Lower Kalskag when a collision caused her to be thrown from her vehicle. She suffered head injuries and was transported to a local medical center, but she entered cardiac arrest within 15 minutes of arrival at the medical center and was pronounced dead soon there after. Troopers believe that alcohol was a factor in the crash, but few details about the incident have been released.
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Saturday, May 2, 2015Area:
Watertown, NY25-year-old Ethan R. Felshaw was driving a Yamaha ATV on Meyer Road when he somehow lost control and collided with two trees. He was thrown from the vehicle, and pronounced dead after being brought to the hospital via ambulance. Investigation continues to determine the cause of the accident.
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Thursday, April 30, 2015Area:
Rockford, IL20-year-old James C. Campbell was doing private contract work on the Canadian Pacific Railroad on Thursday morning, and was driving an ATV when a magnetic boom used to lift rail spikes lost control and swung into the vehicle. It caused the vehicle to overturn, and Campbell was ejected and died at the scene of a head injury.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015Area:
Jacksonville, FL14-year-old Joel Stephen Howell was riding an ATV to the north on Jaguar Drive at about 7:45 a.m. when he failed to properly negotiate a curve in the road, hit the curb, and was ejected from the vehicle. He was not wearing a helmet, sustained critical injuries, and has since been transported to UF Health Jacksonville.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015Area:
Watertown, NYMichael P. McCarty was driving a UTV on Nolan Road when he made a left turn onto Cole Road and three passengers in the rear utility box fell from the UTV. Brian K. Barney, 50, Jamie L. White, 32, and Darryl J. Walker, 37, all fell from the UTV. White and Walker were not injured, and McCarty and a passenger in the front seat of the UTV was not injured. Barney was taken to Upstate Medical Center where he died of head injuries sustained in the crash. No one on the UTV was wearing a helmet.
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Thursday, March 26, 2015A father and son were riding two separate ATVs on Polk County Road 81 while on vacation from Huntsville. The boy was driving one of the ATVs when it ran into the back of the vehicle driven by his father. The boy was ejected and died at the scene.
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Thursday, March 5, 2015Area:
New York, NYMark Jagodzinski was driving an ATV on Grove Street when he collided with a Kia Sedan, causing the ATV to flip over, ejecting Jagodzinski. The driver of the Kia has not yet been identified. Stamford Police is asking for anyone who may have witnessed the accident to call them at 203-977-4712.