An accident involving a UTV in Atlantic Thursday afternoon resulted in one person being transported to the hospital. Atlantic Police Lt. Paul Wood told KJAN News the driver of the vehicle was traveling south on Mulberry at the intersection with 10th Street and failed to stop at the stop sign. He struck some guys wires to a utility pole on the south side of 10th Street, causing the 4-wheel machine to flip and land on a residential driveway. The driver was ejected from the machine and transported to the hospital. According to reports, he was later flown by helicopter to an Omaha hospital. Witnesses told police the man was traveling faster than the posted speed limit prior to the crash.

The accident, which happened a little before 5-p.m., remains under investigation. No other information, including the man’s name, was immediately available.

photo by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson