AUGUST 10, 2009 - A San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy suffered a head injury when his four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle collided with a colleague’s ATV while on beach patrol, authorities said. The collision occurred about 11:35 a.m. while the deputies were traveling north on Seacoast Drive near Elder Avenue, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. One deputy apparently stopped his ATV and the other ran into the back of it, authorities said. The impact knocked the trailing deputy off his vehicle and he suffered injuries to his head and right arm, officials said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the ATV collision.
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JULY 17, 2009 - A 30-year-old woman suffered numerous injuries when she crashed through a stucco wall on an all-terrain vehicle, authorities said. The unidentified woman was riding in the backyard of her home in the 1900 block of Pheasant Place about 5:15 p.m., when she lost control of the vehicle, according to Escondido police. The woman, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered facial fractures, facial lacerations and contusions and a broken arm, authorities said. She was transported to Palomar Medical Center, where she was listed in serious condition. A 7-year-old child riding on the back of the ATV was not injured. It’s unknown if alcohol played a role in the crash. The Escondido Police Department is investigating the ATV crash.
JULY 13, 2009 - The California Highway Patrol and San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy who was found on a roadway. Andrew Thomas Smith, Jr. was discovered about 2:45 a.m. at the intersection of Pala Temecula and Moro roads, according to the CHP. His all-terrain vehicle was located nearby, and investigators believe he was struck by one or more vehicles. Smith was unresponsive when he was transported to the fire station at Pala. He was pronounced dead minutes after arriving at 3:15 a.m., authorities said. Smith lived on the North San Diego County reservation with his father. It was unclear how long the boy had been laying in the roadway. The CHP is continuing its investigation into the incident.
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JUNE 7, 2009 - A 16-year-old operator of an all-terrain vehicle suffered serious injuries after colliding with another ATV, authorities said. The collision occurred about 2:20 p.m. on private property on the Rincon Indian Reservation, according to the California Highway Patrol. Paramedics responded to an off-road area behind the Rincon fire station on Valley Center Road, where they found a rider with head trauma and another with less serious injuries. Neither rider was wearing a helmet, authorities said. The more seriously injured rider was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. The other was transported to Palomar Medical Center, according to the CHP.
JUNE 2, 2009 - A Border Patrol agent was airlifted to a local hospital after his all-terrain vehicle overturned while he was on patrol, said a Border Patrol spokesman. The accident was reported at 10:18 a.m., according to a captain for Cal Fire, and a helicopter was send to the Tecate port of entry. The agent was conscious and complained of back pain and a injured left arm, the Border Patrol spokesman said.
APRIL 24, 2009 - A worker was killed after his ATV rolled down a hill in Fallbrook on Wednesday. 49-year-old Benjamin Lobato Huante, an entomologist with S&S Grove Management Services, was setting insect traps at a farm on Conquistador Road on Wednesday morning. Mr. Huante rode his ATV too close to a cliff, sending the vehicle tumbling approximately 120 feet down a hillside. He died at the scene of multiple blunt force injuries. Cal/OSHA is investigating the accident.
APRIL 21, 2009 - A man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Santa Ysabel on Friday night. 31-year-old Scott Wolverton was riding a Polaris Ranger ATV west on Eagle Gap Road, a private road near state Route 76. He lost control of the vehicle on a curve in the road and went down an embankment. The ATV then overturned, landing on top of him. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
APRIL 3, 2009 - Authorities have released the identity of the teen who was killed in an ATV accident on Wednesday in Lakeside. 16-year-old Christian Stover and friends were riding off-road vehicles near the Barona Ranch Indian Reservation when Christian lost control of his vehicle. He was thrown off the ATV and later pronounced dead of blunt injuries to the head.
APRIL 2, 2009 - One person died in an ATV accident on the Barona Indian Reservation yesterday. An unidentified 16-year-old crashed the vehicle at Wildcat Canyon Road and Featherstone Canyon Road, just south of Ramona. CPR was administered at the scene, but the teenager was pronounced dead shortly after the crash.
FEBRUARY 23, 2009 - A young boy was killed in an ATV accident in National City on Saturday. 12-year-old Julio C. Lizarraga was riding his all-terrain vehicle on W. 16th Street when he lost control of the vehicle. The ATV then struck a wall. The boy was transported to the hospital where he later died of blunt force injuries.
