On September 22, 2020, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Calloway County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Independence Road for a report of a single vehicle injury collision involving an all-terrain vehicle.
Preliminary investigation indicates a female juvenile from Murray, Kentucky was operating the ATV on Independence Road at a high rate of speed when she lost control, causing the ATV to leave the roadway and strike a tree. There was also a female juvenile passenger on the ATV at the time of the collision. Neither the driver nor the passenger was wearing a helmet.
Both the driver and passenger were transported by Murray-Calloway County Ambulance to Murray-Calloway County Hospital for treatment of injuries they received during the collision.
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Calloway County Fire-Rescue as well as the Murray-Calloway County Ambulance Service.
Sheriff Knight would like to remind people to wear helmets when operating off road vehicles and maintain safe speeds.