AN ATV ACCIDENT SENT ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE INJURIES SUNDAY.
THE SIOUX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO AN UNCONCIOUS SUBJECT AT WEST 31ST AND BLAIR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AN ADULT MALE WAS LOCATED WITH SEVERE INJURIES AS A RESULT OF AN ATV CRASH.
POLICE DETERMINED THAT THE MAN WAS HEADING EASTBOUND ON WEST 31ST AND TRAVELING TOO FAST TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO BLAIR STREET.
THE ATV SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE OPERATOR WAS THROWN FROM THE ATV AND HIT A UTILITY POLE.
HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AND ALCOHOL IS BELIEVED TO BE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.
SIOUX CITY POLICE REMIND YOU THAT IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO OPERATE ATV'S ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
THIS IS THE SECOND SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING AN ATV WITHIN THE YEAR.