Murder charged in fatal ATV accident

Written by Decatur Daily

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Holly Hollman

A Limestone County grand jury has indicted an Ardmore man for murder in connection with a fatal four-wheeler wreck.

According to Sheriff’s Department Reports, the grand jury indicted Jonathan Paul Barnes, 27, of 24687 Barnes Road.

District Attorney Kristi Valls said Barnes was the driver of the four-wheeler and alcohol and speed were involved.

Barnes’ four-wheeler left Spence Cave Road, hit an embankment and hit a tree in July 2009, according to troopers. Barnes and his passenger, Jessica Braithwaite, 21, of Elkmont were ejected, troopers said.

Braithwaite died from her injuries.

Source: http://www.decaturdaily.com/detail/54243.html

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“It’s frustrating having a hunt ruined by people riding ATVs where off-road vehicle use is prohibited. Many ATVs look the same so there’s no way to identify violators when reporting the incident to law enforcement. There should be a requirement that off-road vehicles used on public lands have license plates or large decals. Any ATV user who follows the law and land management directives on where they can and can not use these machines should have no objection to this type of identification.”

- Holly Endersby, hunter from western Idaho