Crime

ATV accident kills teenager, another injured

A 17-year-old boy was killed in London Monday evening after driving an ATV off road.

The teen, who was not identified by the Laurel Sheriff’s office, was riding a Kawasaki ATV on Maple Grove School Road with a 16-year-old female passenger when they “traveled off the roadway in a sharp curve striking an earth embankment and ejecting both,” said Sheriff John Root in a news release.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7:12 p.m. by Laurel County Coroner Doug Bowling.

The female passenger was airlifted to the University of Kentucky’s Chandler Hospital. The extent of her injuries was not disclosed.

Fernando Alfonso: 859-231-1324, @hlpublicsafety

This story was originally published August 29, 2016 at 10:21 PM with the headline "ATV accident kills teenager, another injured."

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