Police believe the vehicle crashed into a fence before falling down an embankment near 47th Avenue and Cholla Street.
A teenager has died, and a man is in critical condition following an ATV crash in Phoenix .The crash happened on Feb. 6 near 47th Avenue and Cholla Street. Phoenix Police say officers responded to reports of a single vehicle crash involving a side-by-side vehicle. Once at the scene, two people were found with serious injuries.Both victims were taken to a hospital where one of them, a teenage boy, died. The second victim, identified as an adult male, is in critical condition.
A person who has lived in the area for more than two decades said off-road vehicles are not allowed there, but that doesn't seem to stop anyone."It’s posted," said the man. "You’re not supposed to ride there. I mean, it’s state property. You’re supposed to stay in the path. No motorized vehicles."Students at Centennial High School in Peoria have identified the teenage victim as 16-year-old Nolan Coffland.
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