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ATV driver killed in Somerset crash
Monday, August 03, 2009

A man was killed yesterday while riding an all-terrain vehicle in Somerset County.

State police said Mark W. Hoffman, 27, of Somerset, was traveling south on Turkeyfoot Trail Road in Upper Turkeyfoot Township when he hit a culvert on the right side of the street near Glade Road and he lost control of his ATV shortly after 4 p.m. The ATV flipped several times and Mr. Hoffman was thrown from the vehicle.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said he was not wearing a helmet.

First published on August 3, 2009 at 12:08 am