Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred Sunday night in Clinton County.
At 8:04 p.m., Clinton County Central Dispatch received a 911 call of an ORV crash with injury in the 5400 block of West Manson Colfax Road.
Clinton County deputies and other first responders located one of the occupants near that location, finding Roger Burton Jr., 42, of Frankfort, unresponsive. Their lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful, and Burton was pronounced dead at the scene. One juvenile who was in the ORV at the time of the accident was transported to St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette with minor injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. Neither was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and only the operator was wearing a seatbelt.
Indiana Conservation Officers remind the public that ORV operators and passengers should always wear a helmet, protective riding gear, and use all ORV safety restraints.
For information on ORV laws and safe operating procedures, please visit offroad-ed.com/in/handbook/ and on.IN.gov/offroading.
Other assisting agencies include the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, Colfax Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Clinton County EMS, and Clinton County Coroner’s Office.
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