Philadelphia police are investigating after an ATV rider was killed in a collision with a vehicle on Thursday night.
ATV rider dies in collision with car in North PhiladelphiaAccording to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, a 35-year-old man on an ATV was driving at a high rate of speed when he collided with a Subaru being driven by a 65-year-old woman.The 35-year-old man, who was thrown from the ATV, was rushed to Temple University Hospital and later pronounced dead.Small said as video shows two other ATV riders doing "wheelies" before the crash occurred.
"We're getting information from those cameras that the other two quads were driving recklessly, they were actually doing wheelies," said Small. "The 35-year-old who struck the Subaru was not doing a wheelie, however, the three were together." After the collision, police say several additional ATV and dirt bike riders showed up at the scene and started circling the 65-year-old driver before officers arrived.Small says this incident is another reminder of the danger of illegal ATVs on city streets.
"They're driving them at a high rate of speed. Sometimes they're doing wheelies. Sometimes they're doing doughnuts. They're going the wrong way. So it's very very dangerous and the police are cracking down," he said.Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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