Sanpete County ATV accidents claim two lives
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All-terrain vehicle accidents recently claimed two lives in Sanpete County.
The Sanpete County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that 61-year-old Jeffery Pryor, of Nampa, Idaho, was killed when his ATV tumbled down an embankment in Manti Canyon on Monday afternoon.
The victim was pinned against a tree by his ATV and was dead at the scene, deputies said.
A teenaged girl also riding on the vehicle survived with minor injuries.
On Saturday, 15-year-old Levi Armstrong, of Price, died of injuries he suffered when his ATV rolled in Huntington Canyon Saturday afternoon. That accident occurred roughly midway between Miller's Flat and Joe's Valley.
Bob Mims