Off-roaders sentenced at Lake Tahoe |
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| Written by Associated Press |
| Friday, March 05, 2010 |
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Two South Lake Tahoe men have been placed on one year of probation and ordered to each pay $500 fines for damaging public land at Lake Tahoe. U.S. Forest Service officials say a Sacramento federal judge has found 24-year-old Jack Burns III and 47 year-old Kent Johnson guilty of damaging national forest system lands. They say the two were operating four-wheel-drive vehicles in the Twin Peaks Off Highway Vehicle Area near South Lake Tahoe last August when they went off the designated route in an apparent effort to avoid a large boulder field. The men were accused of damaging a nearly 1-acre area by causing deep ruts in the soil, creating new routes and disturbing ground cover. A Lake Tahoe four-wheel-drive club plans to volunteer time to repair the damage. -- Source: http://www.rgj.com/article/20100305/NEWS01/100304028 Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites     |
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"Illegal riding causes $2 million in damage each year to our state parks. Farmers are finding damage to their private property. The Forest Service referred to unrestrained off-road vehicle use as the biggest -- NJ State Sen. Bob Gordon, "New Jersey Bill Would Create Three Off-Road Parks", Dealer News (1/20/10) |