MEC&F Expert Engineers : Speeding ATV driver Ryan Dale Helstein crushed to death by his overturned ATV near Balsam Lane in Ishpeming Township, MI

Monday, July 3, 2017

Speeding ATV driver Ryan Dale Helstein crushed to death by his overturned ATV near Balsam Lane in Ishpeming Township, MI



ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - 



UPDATE: July 3, 2:55 p.m.:
The name has been released of the 39-year-old Ishpeming man who died in an ORV crash Sunday evening after becoming pinned under a four wheel ATV.

Ryan Dale Helstein succumbed to his injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Helstein was wearing a Department of Transportation approved helmet at the time of the accident. Speed was a contributing factor in the crash, but the crash is still under investigation.

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An Ishpeming man died in an ORV crash Sunday evening after becoming pinned under a four wheel ATV.

According to the Marquette County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred along a wooded area near Balsam Lane in Ishpeming Township at 7:51 p.m. A passerby on another ORV discovered the 39-year-old victim pinned under his ATV that had overturned. The subject was unresponsive and 911 was called, but emergency medical personnel were unable to revive the victim.

The crash remains under investigation.

Assisting the Marquette County Sheriff's Office were Ishpeming Township Fire, Bell EMS, the Ishpeming Police Department, Rescue 131 and Antilla's Towing.






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ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP -- An Ishpeming man was killed after flipping an ORV around 7:51 last night.

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the report of a single ORV personal injury crash that occurred in a wooded area near Balsam Lane in Ishpeming Township.

A passerby on another ORV found 39-year-old Ryan Dale Helstein of Ishpeming pinned under a four wheel ATV that had flipped.

Helstein was unresponsive, and 911 was called. Upon arrival, emergency medical personnel were unable to revive him. Helstein succumbed to his injuries as a result from the crash, and was pronounced dead on the scene.

Helstein was wearing a Department of Transportation approved helmet. Though speed was a contributing factor in the fatal accident, the crash remains under investigation.

Assisting at the scene were Ishpeming Township Fire, Bell EMS, Ishpeming City Police Department, Rescue 131, and Antilla's Towing.