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Saturday, February 22, 2014Area:
Ft. Myers-Naples, FLTwo children have serious injuries after crashing their all-terrain vehicle in southwest Florida.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, 9-year-old Angela Wright was driving the ATV when it crashed Sunday afternoon in Lehigh Acres.
Troopers say the ATV flipped over as it approached a telephone pole in a grassy area.
According to a crash report, both the girl and her 16-year-old passenger Kyle Pilgrim were thrown off the ATV in the crash. Troopers say the teenager struck the telephone pole after being ejected, and the ATV struck the 9-year-old after she was thrown off.
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Friday, February 21, 2014Area:
Charlotte, NCA West Charlotte Man is dead after an ATV crash Saturday afternoon.
Police tell us Marvin Andrew Davis died during a ride with family friends. It happened in a wooded area near Dillard Valley Road.
They say Davis was riding down a grassy hill at a high rate of speed attempting to jump a creek bed when the ATV struck the embankment on the other side of the creek.
Davis was thrown off the ATV.
Police say Davis was wearing a helmet.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZAuthorities in Gila County say an ATV driver lost his life in a tragic accident overnight.
The Gila County Sheriff's Officer said, based on their initial investigation, a single rider on an ATV was heading south on Forest Road 3099 and was attempting to get back on Forest Road 64 when he lost control of the ATV sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. The victim was found dead under the ATV.
The victim's name has not been released at this time.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014Area:
Indianapolis, INOfficials say a man crashed into a utility task vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Indiana Conservation Officers say 62-year-old Glen Rush was driving on County Road 350 North in Johnson County around 3:30 p.m. Sunday when he struck a UTV attempting to cross the road. Rush subsequently struck a mailbox made of mortar and brick.
No one was seriously injured in the crash, but officials have determined Rush was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
He is facing an OWI charge and was taken to the Johnson County Jail.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014Area:
Biloxi-Gulfport, MSAuthorities say an 83-year-old man died after the four-wheeler he was driving collided with a vehicle.
A spokeswoman for the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, stated that the accident happened about 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Chatsworth and Forts Lake roads.
Coroner Vicki Broadus identified the victim as Robert Ladnier Jr. of the Forts Lake community.
She said Ladnier died of a closed-head injury from blunt-force trauma.
The accident remains under investigation.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014Area:
Springfield-Holyoke, MARoute 112 in the Western Massachusetts town of Huntington will be closed to all traffic while State Police and emergency medical workers respond to a crash involving an ATV and a snow plow, State Police said.
State Police received calls about the collision at about 12:30 p.m. and rushed to the scene, said police.
The two occupants of the ATV reported serious injuries and will be taken to the hospital, said Nolan.
The driver of the snow plow did not report any injuries, he said.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014Area:
Portland-Auburn, METhree people, including a 6-year-old boy, escaped serious injury when the all-terrain vehicle they were on broke through the ice of China Lake.
The operator of the ATV, Lucas Cole of Benton, was trapped in the water for about five minutes and suffered hypothermia and frostbite.
The 25-year-old Cole stated that he went under the water three times before his friend, Donald Cowles, pulled him free.
Cowles threw his 6-year-old nephew to safety first.
All three were treated at the hospital.
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Friday, January 31, 2014Area:
Austin, TXA man is dead after an ATV accident in Marble Falls on Saturday.
Officials say a man in his early 30s was involved in an accident at Hidden Falls Adventure Park. He was driving around with his son and friends in a homemade ATV-type vehicle when he was involved in an accident.
Officials say the man was partially ejected from the ATV and it landed on his chest, pinning him under. When the Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Department arrived, they pronounced him dead at the scene. Firefighters say the man was not wearing a seatbelt.
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Saturday, January 25, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA 7-year-old Mesa girl was hospitalized with severe head injuries after the all-terrain vehicle she was driving crashed into a block wall Sunday afternoon.
Mesa police said the crash happened about 3:40 p.m. in the area of Broadway Road and Longmore.
The girl was not wearing a helmet while on the ATV, which was built for a child, said a Mesa Fire Department spokesman said.
Officials said the girl was being taught by her father to ride the ATV.
The girl was taken to Maricopa Medical Center for treatment and reported in stable condition, according to police.
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Sunday, January 12, 2014Area:
Trenton-NJAuthorities say a northern New Jersey man was killed when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving struck a parked car.
Plainfield police stated that 21-year-old Piscataway resident Andrew Taylor was killed in the crash, which occurred around 8:15 p.m. Monday in the area of Central Avenue and Ninth Street.
Authorities say Taylor was operating the vehicle illegally and was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to a hospital, where he died a short time later.
No other injuries were reported in the accident, which remains under investigation.