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Dion Seymour Jr., a 57-year-old resident of Orrington, Maine, died last month when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving in a remote area rolled over on top of him. According to the Bangor Daily News, Seymour, an avid outdoorsman, left his home at 9 am to go hunting in his favorite hunting area near Bald Mountain in eastern Maine. When Seymour did not return by 9 pm that evening, his wife called authorities to report him missing.
One of the most frustrating aspects of blogging about all-terrain vehicle rollovers and collisions is knowing that there are lots of good people out there right now enjoying their lives and planning their futures who won’t be here tomorrow – everyday people like 27-year-old Anthony Ritter of North Carolina, who died last week in an ATV accident.
A 17-year-old Oklahoma boy who was critically injured in an ATV accident in 2005 is considered a walking miracle by everyone who knows him and has worked with him to recover from his injuries over the years. Aaron Bullock sustained a traumatic brain injury after hitting his head in the accident. He spent more than two months in a coma at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. When Bullock emerged from the coma, doctors weren’t optimistic about his recovery.
On April 1, the day that Yamaha Motor Co. announced its “voluntary repair campaign” for its Rhino UTVs, John and Tammy Sand received a phone call from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission thanking them for their efforts in raising awareness about the dangers of the off-road vehicles.
