MEC&F Expert Engineers : Passenger killed, driver injured after ATV crashed in Martin, Sheridan County, North Dakota

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Passenger killed, driver injured after ATV crashed in Martin, Sheridan County, North Dakota


Posted: July 28, 2015
 
Martin, in Sheridan County, North Dakota 
 
A Bismarck man died Saturday when the ATV he was a passenger on crashed on a gravel road near Martin, in Sheridan County.

The Highway Patrol reports 32-year-old Cole Weckerly was thrown from the ATV when the driver lost control while purposely fish-tailing the vehicle.

Fishtailing is an illegal maneuver where the driver of a 4WD vehicle causes the rear tires to swing back and forth leaving fish tail-shaped tracks, often to create a dust cloud for anyone who might be following. 

The Patrol reports 36-year-old Damon Tessmann of Goodrich told them he was accelerating and lost control of the ATV. 

Tessmann was taken to the Harvey Hospital but no condition report is available.