Christopher Hower, 30, dies after being struck by off-road vehicle at rock-crawling event in Black Ridge, Utah
Modified Date:
Mon, 06/19/2017 - 8:27amAccident Date:
Saturday, April 4, 2015Nevada man killed in accident at Utah off-road vehicle event
Rock crawling events involve slow-speed, precise driving over boulders, rock piles and other obstacles.
Nevada man hit, killed by off-road vehicle during rock-crawl event in southern Utah
The annual event takes place on private property and was hosted by the property owners.
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On Saturday afternoon, 30-year-old Christopher Hower of Ely, Nevada was photographing a rock crawling competition when a four-wheel-drive vehicle went off a jump and struck him. Authorities say Hower was in an unauthorized area of the track when the accident occurred in the Black Ridge area, which is about 15 miles south of Moab.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
ATV/UTV AccidentPeople Involved:
Christopher Hower
County:
San Juan County, UTArea:
Salt Lake City, UT
Comments
It actually wasn't a rock
It actually wasn't a rock crawling event. . . it was an offroad race where the vehicles can travel at high speeds.
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