Highway Patrol: ATV crash kills 11-year-old boy in Greenwood County
July 29, 2016
Greenwood County, Kansas
A Fall River boy died Thursday morning in an all-terrain-vehicle crash.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, Blake D. Stapleford, 11, was driving in a field west of Road GG and made a hard right turn around 11:10 a.m.
The ATV he was driving went up on two wheels, then rolled and landed on Blake.
The child was killed in the crash, the KHP reported.
RIP.
Date: 07/28/2016
Time: 11:10
County: Greenwood
Location Description: 1552 GG Road or .6 miles south of U54
Investigated by: K24
Type: Fatality
Hit and Run: No
Police Pursuit: No
Crash Narrative: Vehicle 1 was southbound in
the field on the West side of Road GG and for unknown reason, the
driver turned real hard to the right. Vehicle went up on two wheels and
then rolled over landing on top of the driver.
Vehicle 1 Information
Year:
Make: Polaris Ranger Crew Addition 800
Type: ATV
License:
State of Origin: Kansas
Damage:
Insurance: Unknown
Insurance Company:
Removed by: Owner
Removed to:
Comments:
Driver of Vehicle 1 Information
Name: Stapleford, Blake D
City: Fall River
State: Kansas
Hospital/Mortuary: Koup Funeral Home
Taken to: Mortuary
Age: 11
Sex: Male
Code: Fatal
Safety Restraint: No
Next of Kin Notified: Yes
By Who: K24
Date: 07/28/2016
Time: 11:46
Comments: Next of kin notification was made onscene