Washington County dad pleads in UTV crash case

In 2020, 123 children under age 16 died in off-highway vehicle incidents in the United States, representing a 31% increase in such deaths compared to the previous year. ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Annual-CPSC-Report-on-ATVs-and-Side-by-Sides-Shows-31-Increase-in-Deaths-to-Children-Under-Age-16))

Annual CPSC Report on ATVs and Side-by-Sides Shows 31 Increase in Deaths to Children Under Age 16 — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Between 1982 and 2018, 3,353 children under the age of 16 died in ATV accidents in the United States. ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/)) ([Ride Safe Foundation](https://ridesafefoundation.org/children-fatally-injured-on-an-atvs-is-fast-approaching-4000/))

Children fatally injured on an ATVs is fast approaching 4,000 — Ride Safe Foundation

From 2019 to 2021, at least 75% of reported off-highway vehicle deaths in the US were among White individuals, at least 5% among Black/African-American individuals, and at least 4% among Hispanic individuals; this disparity may occur because ATV and UTV use is more prevalent in rural areas, which have higher White populations. ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf)) ([U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission](https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2023_Report_of_Deaths_and_Injuries_Involving_Off-Highway_Vehicles_with_More_than_Two_Wheels.pdf))

2023 Report of Deaths and Injuries Involving Off-Highway Vehicles with More than Two Wheels — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

In Minnesota, a person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle. ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1)) ([Minnesota Legislature](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2019/cite/84.9256/subd/84.9256.1))

Sec. 84.9256 MN Statutes — Minnesota Legislature

In pediatric ATV-related fatalities, helmet use was only 17% among victims under 6 years old, compared to higher rates in older age groups. ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related)) ([American Academy of Pediatrics](https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/6/1094/33070/Age-Based-Risk-Factors-for-Pediatric-ATV-Related))

Age-Based Risk Factors for Pediatric ATV-Related Fatalities — American Academy of Pediatrics