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September 22, 2003
ATV Killings
Somebody has got to take more aggressive action to control ATV use by minors. This is unbelievable. Six children driving on one ATV on a public road! It is also illegal.
Unfortunately, because of a lack of will in our political leadership and some irresponsible adults these children had to suffer. It is time to restrict the use of these vehicles by minors - and to take these restrictions seriously!
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DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) -- A car collided head-on with an all-terrain vehicle on a rural road, killing five children on the ATV and critically injuring a sixth, officials said.Charges were pending Monday against the car's driver, Amanda Michelle Troupe, 29, said Gordy Wright, a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
The children were on the ATV when the Lincoln sedan crossed the centerline and hit the four-wheeler, said Joann Lacey, a radio operator in the Douglas state patrol post.
Wright said the state patrol's Specialized Collision Reconstruction team would investigate and present evidence, including the results of a blood test on Troupe, to the district attorney.
One of the children killed, 14-year-old Coranne Megan Nelson, was driving the off-road vehicle, which is not permitted on a public street, without a driver's license.
The other victims were Dustin Varnedore, 11, and his 13-year-old sister, Kayla, of Wray; Lindsay Joiner, 13, of Douglas and Courtney Arsenault, 10, of Alma.
Heather Bass, 13, of Ambrose, was flown by helicopter to Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, where she was listed Monday in critical condition.
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Then check out this report (pdf format) on ATV safety.
Update: The Allegheny Trail Riders, a rather extreme bunch of ATV Riders (who many riders don't want to be affiliated with), has an interesting link atop their website to the ADP site for Allegheny Wild! The only thing is that they allege that the link is for our position on ATVs when in fact it is only a link to a reference we cite in our Allegheny Wild! report. Our position is in the report itself. This isn't the only misinformation on their site but it stuck out as being on top of the main page. This is unfortunately typical.
Posted by jkleissler at September 22, 2003 01:48 PM
Comments
Speaking of responsible ATV use, check out the home page for the bi-annual 'Tour de Forest' that the Marieville Fire Dept. sponsors in the Allegheny National Forest. Last year, a teenage boy was killed in the Tour de Forest.
Posted by: Ryan Talbott at September 22, 2003 02:55 PM
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