ATV crash near Brian Head leaves man in critical condition

A man was critically injured when he crashed an all-terrain vehicle near Brian Head in Iron County over the weekend.

A man was critically injured when he crashed an all-terrain vehicle near Brian Head in Iron County over the weekend. (Gorloff-KV, Shutterstock)


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BRIAN HEAD — A man was critically injured when he crashed an all-terrain vehicle in Iron County over the weekend.

Around 9 p.m. on Friday, Iron County sheriff's deputies became aware of a traumatic ATV accident near the Dry Lakes area close to Brian Head. Deputies said when emergency personnel arrived at the site, they found that a man had sustained severe head injuries as a result of the crash.

The Iron County Sheriff's Office had not released the name or age of the victim as of Wednesday.

Sheriff's Sgt. Tom Byrd said in a statement that a preliminary investigation found "the ATV had been traveling at a high rate of speed when it veered off the road and collided with a rock."

As a result of the severity of the man's injuries, Life Flight was called to the scene to transport the man to a hospital. Details of his injuries were not given, but Byrd said he remained in critical condition Wednesday.

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