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A Stephenville High School freshman dies in ATV accident, sheriff’s office says.



A freshman at Stephenville High School was killed shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday when an ATV he was riding on crashed on FM 205.


Chief Deputy Jeremy Woodruff with the Erath County Sheriff’s Office said the 15-year-old victim was a passenger on the 4-wheeler and was ejected when it crashed while trying to manipulate a curve.

He was taken to Texas Health Stephenville where he later died from his injuries.


Woodruff would not release any information on the driver of the ATV citing the pending investigation.


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