Speed, Alcohol Major Factors in Tippecanoe ATV Accident

Indiana Conservation Officers say speed and alcohol were factors in an ATV accident near Tippecanoe on Saturday.

Forty-year-old Clint R. Beldon is suspected of driving his ATV and rolling it on 18th Road near Tippecanoe. Witnesses say Beldon was thrown from the ATV and he sustained head trauma and other injuries in the accident. He was transported to Memorial Hospital in South Bend due to his injuries.

Indiana Conservation Officers want to remind you to always wear a helmet when operating off-road vehicles.

Plymouth Boy Injured in ATV Accident

A seven-year-old Plymouth boy was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital after receiving injuries in an ATV accident on Saturday.

The preliminary investigation by the DNR indicates that the ATV was being operated by Brent Hoover near the intersection of 9th Road and Sycamore Road in Plymouth. His sons were passengers on the three seat side-by-side ATV. He drove over a drainage ditch and lost control of the ATV. It rolled end over end several times before coming to rest right side up. One of his sons, Brady Hoover, was taken to the Plymouth Hospital by ambulance and then airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital for observation. Brent Hoover and his other son, Bryce Hoover, were treated and released at the Plymouth Hospital.

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