12-Year-Old ATV Rider Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Stoddard Wells Road [Apple Valley, CA]

1 Killed and 1 Hospitalized in Apple Valley ATV Accident on Stoddard Wells Road

 
APPLE VALLEY, CA (July 4, 2022) – Saturday morning, a 12-year-old ATV rider died in a hit-and-run crash on Stoddard Wells Road.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident happened at around 9:00 a.m. Moreover, it occurred on Stoddard Wells Road in the Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Recreation Area.
 
Reports revealed that an eastbound orange side-by-side UTV collided with a 2019 TaoTao ATV for still unknown reasons. Then, the UTV fled the scene after the crash.
 
Moreover, responders pronounced an occupant of the TaoTao ATV, a 12-year-old, dead at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported a second occupant of the vehicle, an 11-year-old, to a local hospital via helicopter.
 
Furthermore, officers described the hit-and-run vehicle as a UTV with a model year between 2019 to 2022.
 
Meanwhile, authorities asked anyone with information about the crash to call Officer Cesar Ramos at the Victorville CHP office at 760-241-1186.

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We send our utmost sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim.

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What To Do If Involved in a Similar Accident in Apple Valley

 
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Turning to an experienced attorney can provide you with peace of mind. You will also have someone to make sure that your rights are respected, and that justice is brought forth.
 
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