Bradley Co. Teen Killed in ATV Accident

Written by WRCB-TV

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

TUESDAY

Tanner Headrick remains in critical condition at T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital.

Steven Wright's family will receive friends at the Ralph Buckner Funeral Home in Cleveland Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

The funeral will be held on Thursday at 1 p.m.

MONDAY

Eyewitness News has confirmed a 17-year-old Bradley Central High School student has died in an ATV accident.

The victim is identified as Steven Wright.

Bob Gault, spokesperson for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, says the accident happened around 9:30 Sunday night on Red Clay Park Road.

Two teens were riding ATVs on private property when they collided head on. According to friends of the victims, both teens were not wearing helmets.

A 16 year old, identified as Tanner Headrick, was taken to Skyridge Medical with injuries. He was later flown to Erlanger. He is listed in critical condition.

The crash is under investigation. No charges have been filed.

Source: http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11298125

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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