ATV crash injures 2, leaves child unhurt
Published 5:00 am Monday, June 10, 2013
A Redmond man and a Washington man were injured Saturday night in an all-terrain vehicle crash between Bend and Redmond while a 5-year-old girl, who was also thrown from the ATV, wasn’t hurt.
James Cook, 54, of Redmond, suffered minor injuries and Bradley Wegner, 54, of Vancouver, Wash., was critically injured, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. A medical helicopter transported Wegner to St. Charles Bend, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He was listed in serious condition there Sunday afternoon, a nursing supervisor said.
Cook, Wegner and the girl were riding a red, four-wheel-drive Arctic Cat ATV eastbound on Southwest McVey Avenue near Southwest 46th Street at about 8:30 p.m. when it crashed for unknown reasons, according to the Sheriff’s Office. All three were thrown from the ATV. None were wearing helmets or other protective gear.
Detectives are trying to determine who was driving and other details of the crash, Sgt. Bryan Husband of the Sheriff’s Office said Sunday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call 541-693-6911 with any additional information.