By Rapid City Journal Staff. From Rapid City Journal. Originally posted on May 6, 2016. Original article.
An all terrain vehicle accident near Edgemont resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy this week, according to state authorities.
The accident happened W
ednesday on a private property on Red Canyon Road about eight miles east of Edgemont, according to Tony Mangan, the public information officer for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
The ATV — a 2015 Polaris 570 — was driven by a 17-year-old boy; there were two passeng
ers: a 16-year-old girl in the front passenger’s seat, and the 11-year-old boy, in the rear. All three were from Edgemont.
ers: a 16-year-old girl in the front passenger’s seat, and the 11-year-old boy, in the rear. All three were from Edgemont.
The 11-year-old who died was identified by authorities as Logan Van Eaton of Edgemont. The names of the other two teens were not released.
The driver had taken the
two into a corral on the property to show them a calf, Mangan said. They
boarded the ATV, and the driver was turning the wheel to exit the corral when the vehicle fell into a hole, and rolled over on its passenger side. The driver and female passenger escaped unharmed. The 11-year-old boy had fallen out, Mangan said, and the vehicle rolled over on top of him. His injuries, Mangan said, proved fatal.
two into a corral on the property to show them a calf, Mangan said. Theyboarded the ATV, and the driver was turning the wheel to exit the corral when the vehicle fell into a hole, and rolled over on its passenger side. The driver and female passenger escaped unharmed. The 11-year-old boy had fallen out, Mangan said, and the vehicle rolled over on top of him. His injuries, Mangan said, proved fatal.