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Shane Swiney was driving the ATV Monday night when he missed a left curve on a private trail off Barb Hollow Road and went airborne, striking several trees before the ATV landed at the bottom of a hill. Swiney and his passenger, April Dawn Stillwell, were thrown from the ATV. Stillwell died at the scene, while Swiney was taken to an area hospital by Rural/Metro with non-life-threatening injuries. Neither rider was wearing a helmet.
Memphis police have identified the person who was killed in a single-car crash Tuesday evening.
Helen Hytken, 93, was found dead in her car after she crashed in the 4600 block of Hillmont in the Berclair area, police said.
According to police, Hytken hit a curb, drove to the end of the road and hit a guardrail, which the car got stuck under. Witnesses told police that Hytken started revving her motor and the tires spun until the car caught fire.
Authorities pronounced her dead on the scene.