Boy injured in ATV crash near Coalville

By erin alberty

| The Salt Lake Tribune

First Published Jul 31 2012 05:15 pm • Last Updated Jul 31 2012 11:12 pm

An 11-year-old was in critical condition following an ATV crash near Coalville on Tuesday.

The child was driving an ATV with another 11-year-old about 3 p.m. on private property 14 miles east of Coalville, according to a press statement by the Summit County Sheriff’s Department. The boy lost control and rolled off the road; his helmet apparently came off during the crash, deputies wrote.

The boy suffered head trauma and was flown to a hospital, deputies wrote. The passenger was not injured.

The Tribune will report further information as it becomes available.

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