Teen Hurt in ATV Accident

A teenager is in the hospital after the driver of an ATV he was a passenger in crashed and rolled the vehicle into a ditch in rural Fayette County.

The Fayette County sheriff’s office says two juveniles, ages 13 and 14 of Hawkeye, were traveling northbound on O avenue when the driver lost control of the ATV, which entered the ditch and rolled.

The 13-year-old passenger was transported to Palmer Hospital in West Union and was later air lifted for injuries obtained in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.