ATV accident turns fatal outside Coal City

Written by The Register-Herald

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Courtney D. Clark

A 53-year-old Coal City man was killed Friday evening in an ATV accident on Whitby Road, police said.

The Raleigh County Emergency Operations Center said the accident occurred at 5:20 p.m. outside Coal City.

Robert E. Hutchens was pronounced dead upon arrival at Raleigh General Hospital.

The Raleigh County sheriff’s office responded to the crash and Cpl. W.J. Crist said Hutchens was not wearing a helmet.

Authorities said the ATV overturned, ejecting Hutchens, who was the driver and sole occupant.

Crist is the investigating officer.

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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