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Teenager in critical condition after ATV collides with truck in Box Elder

By Andreas Rivera, Standard-Examiner Staff - | May 29, 2016

YOST — A teenager was transported to the hospital in critical condition after getting in a wreck on an ATV on Saturday, May 28.

KUTV News reports that a 17-year-old boy from Perry was struck by a truck while riding an ATV on a back road near the Utah-Idaho border.

The boy and his father were riding up a hill at the same time the truck was coming in the opposite direction and collided head on with the teen, according to Fox13 News. The teen was not wearing a helmet.

A medical helicopter transported to the teen to Ogden Regional Medical Center for surgery. Police say the teen will likely recover, according to KUTV News.

Contact reporter Andreas Rivera at 801-625-4227 or arivera@standard.net. Follow him on Facebook or Twitter at @SE_Andreas.

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