A Douglas County girl was flown to a Topeka hospital Thursday after she lost control of the all-terrain vehicle she was driving south of Lawrence.
Another girl was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after the accident, which occurred about 5 p.m.
Douglas County Undersheriff Steve Hornberger said Sierra B. Randall, 16, was driving the Polaris Sportsman ATV east on North 680 Road, just west of the former Zarco 66 gasoline station on U.S. Highway 59.
As Randall approached a curve on the gravel road, the ATV went through a puddle of water. She lost control of the ATV in the mud, and the vehicle tipped on its side, Hornberger said.
A LifeStar air ambulance crew flew Randall to Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka for treatment. Her passenger, Sandina Oxford, 16, of rural Lawrence, was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where she was treated and later released.
Oxford said Randall would likely be released from Stormont-Vail on Friday.
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Boston_Charley 3 years, 9 months ago
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Pywacket 3 years, 9 months ago
Excess speed? Oh, not likely.... (rolling eyes)
So glad they are okay. Hope they use this incident to realize how devastating it would be to everyone who loves them if they were suddenly gone. Be safe, ladies! Live long enough to be outraged when your own kids and other kids their age do dumb risky things! You'll have earned your right to be on the other side of the lecture. ;-)
gsxr600 3 years, 9 months ago
*** some experience required
rooster 3 years, 9 months ago
Ban ATV'S, Whatever.
Thats not likely. Plus if you ride an ATV you are certainly well aware of the risks.
Pywacket 3 years, 9 months ago
rooster~ Not necessarily. When you were 16 (or younger, as many riders are), did you research the risks involved in activities you considered fun?
Too bad parents do not take those risks more seriously, grow a backbone, and forbid their kids from entering into risky behavior. Obviously, you can't protect them from everything, but that is no excuse for failing to protect them from the highly preventable.
It's all about odds. Your kids' chances of growing old enough to cultivate their own common sense are a lot higher if you minimize the amount of risky behavior they take part in when they're too young to know better or to make wise choices for themselves.
toe 3 years, 9 months ago
Why do we fly everyone to the hospital these days? It is fear of lawsuits? Medical costs are soaring, literally.
imastinker 3 years, 9 months ago
As a former volunteer firefighter - the thought of letting kids on ATV's curls my hair. I don't even want one, and I have a fair amount of land I could use it on - for spraying weeds, hunting, etc...
I'll use my pickup for this. They are dangerous. These things ar worse than motorcycles - by a long shot. Nothing with a 4' wheelbase should be allowed to go anywhere near highway speeds - and they shouldn't be allowed on the highway either.
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