More teenage deaths from ATVs: A female teen killed in a 2009 Polaris Ranger ATV accident in Newton County, Texas

A typical 2009 Polaris Ranger ATV

Posted: Aug 01, 2015

 

By Erika Harris

 NEWTON COUNTY, TEXAS - 

The Texas Department of Public Safety released the name of a teenager killed in an ATV accident. The crash happened around 3am Saturday on CR 1114 at the intersection of CR 1115 in Newton County. This location is about 10 miles southwest of Brookeland.

DPS says the driver of the 2009 Polaris Ranger, ATV, Stevie Ray Hergert, 16, of Nederland, was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Brenda Smith. Authorities say Hergert lost control and the ATV flipped. She was ejected and suffered fatal head injuries as she was not wearing a helmet. 

The crash remains under investigation.