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Rollover kills experienced ATV driver in Iowa

atv riverIowa’s Daily Register reported the death of 38-year-old Arthur John Rios, who died from injuries he sustained when his all-terrain vehicle rolled over last Thursday afternoon. According to investigators, Rios was driving a 2004 Polaris Sportsman 500 HD north along a wooded trail just south of Eldorado at the time of the accident. The apparently rolled off the trail and landed in the adjoining river.

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ATV rollovers contribute to Nebraska farming injuries and deaths

farmer rhinoPrompted by the accidental death of a former Nebraska state senator and lifelong farmer, Omaha’s World-Herald published a report about the dangers of farming. The profession, which is a way of life in the rural state, is also one of the most dangerous in the United States, the World-Herald points out, thanks in part to all-terrain vehicles and their propensity to crash.

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