Derry Teen Injured In ATV Rollover In State Park

BERLIN, NH - A Conservation Officer with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department responded to a reported All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) roll-over crash on the Moose Road Trail, in Jericho Mountain State Park on Sunday evening at approximately 5:15 p.m. Upon notification of the crash, the Berlin Fire Department as well as EMS personnel from Berlin Ambulance responded to the scene of the crash.

The operator was identified as a 16 year-old male, from Derry, New Hampshire. According to a witness, the youth operator was traveling downhill on the Moose Road Trail, just below the Holt’s Revenge Trail, when suddenly he lost control, causing the ATV to roll-over.

After the ATV rolled-over, it landed on the youth operator and as a result, he sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The youth operator was with his family, who were all operating separate ATV’s when the crash occurred.

The youth operator did attempt to get back on the ATV after the incident and did travel approximately 1 mile, but it was decided that emergency personnel should be notified. A short time after the incident, 911 was called and emergency first responders were dispatched to the area.

The youth operator was treated on-scene for his injuries and was placed in the Berlin Fire Department’s Rescue UTV and transported from the scene to the awaiting ambulance staged nearby. From there he was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH) for treatment of his injuries.

The youth operator was wearing all the required safety equipment and had recently completed his OHRV Safety Class. Inexperience is considered to be the primary contributing factor in the incident.