News for 2008

Rhino rollover accident kills Victorville man

In Victorville, Calif., a 56-year-old man died when his 2008 Yamaha Rhino ran off the road.

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ATV safety questioned after fatal accident in Alabama

An ATV accident in Russell County, Ala., turned fatal this weekend. Two boys, both age 13, were involved in the accident, and one was killed. Both boys were three years younger than the age suggested for ATV operation, 16.

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Community grieves girls’ death

In the midst of  Southern Trails in the Lewisburg area, flowers rest where two friends named Emily Bates and Lauren Dilworth died in a Yamaha Rhino accident. According to the DeSoto Times, many people were alarmed after their deaths.

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Girls die in yamaha rhino accident

October 18 marks two more deaths involving Yamaha Rhinos. According to DeSoto Times, two 11-year-old girls, named Lauren Dilworth and Emily Bates, were not wearing protective gear or seat belts, which were installed in the vehicle, when the 2005 ATV overturned and pinned the two girls’ bodies.

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father’s slide show for daugher killed in Rhino rollover

“Making the decision to have a child - it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” This quote opens the heartwarming photo slide show of Ellie Sand. On May 10, 2008, John Sand, Ellie’s father, created a slide show that traces Ellie’s life from birth to her last year of life - her 10th year.

October 28, 2008, will mark the anniversary of this young girl’s death, which was lost on a Yamaha Rhino; her body could not withstand the 1,100-pound weight of the ATV, which rolled over and crushed her.

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Family dedicates Web site to daughter killed in Rhino rollover

Ellie Sand’s warm smiles appear to lift off the photo montage on the Web site made in her memory. She was a determined girl, who did well at most anything she tried – dancing, tennis, horseback riding, even riding her dirt bike. But her strong will was not enough to keep her alive after the Yamaha Rhino she was riding in tipped over and crushed her small body.

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Woman sues Yamaha over Rhino rollover accident

Two years ago, Julie Wright boarded the Yamaha Rhino side-by-side all terrain vehicle with a friend, snapping on a helmet and buckling up for safety. Those safety precautions did little to keep her out of danger. Five minutes into the ride, the driver, who is an experienced utility vehicle driver, made a slight left turn on even terrain at a slow rate of speed when suddenly the vehicle tumbled over, causing Wright’s foot to jerk out of the ATV and wedge between the ground and the vehicle’s padded roll bar. Her foot was crushed.

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man dies in Rhino ATV crash

In Fairview, Canada on October 4, another fatal accident occurred involving a Yamaha Rhino. According to Sun Media, the passenger, a 29-year-old man, was thrown out of the ATV, resulting in a fatality. Fortunately, the 31-year-old driver left the accident unscathed. The police were notified at 1:32 a.m. and found the ATV flipped on private property. The police have reason to believe that alcohol may have contributed to the accident.

Still, another person has unfortunatuely died while riding a Yamaha Rhino.

Labor Day weekend Rhino rollover

Two youngsters in Amador County, California, were injured over the Labor Day weekend when the Rhino in which they were traveling rolled over during a turn, according to the local Ledger Dispatch. Both the driver and passenger were 17 years old. Their names have not been released due to their being minors.

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child killed in Rhino rollover

A Wisconsin family is picking up the pieces after a tragic weekend, when 3-year-old Andrew M. Bahl was killed in a Yamaha Rhino rollover accident. The boy was a passenger on a vehicle driven by his father, Bradley J. Bahl, age 29.

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