The crash happened around 1:14 a.m. at Mud Fork and claimed the life of Keesha Moore, 20, of Verdunville.
Also involved in the wreck was Michael Nelson, 35, of Verdunville.
Moore was transported to Charleston Area Medical Center where she later died due to her injuries.
Local resident Aaron White encountered the accident when driving home around 1 a.m. that morning.
"I was the first to come upon a bad 4-wheeler wreck. I stopped another oncoming car that was coming from the other direction and we ran to a neighboring house and called 911,” White said. “They came quick, and got the two people out of there."
According to Logan County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Sonya M. Porter, the LCSD was dispatched to the crash which happened on the main road in front of Marcum Trucking.
"The deputies found the ATV on its side in the ditch and both occupants had been removed by EMS and transported to Logan Regional Medical Center for treatment," Porter said.
During the investigation, Cpl. M.C. Sutherland and Cpl. J.S. Robinette learned the occupants had apparently been driving on the main road and struck a dog.
The crash is still under investigation and other factors which may have led to the crash were unknown at press time.
"I cannot stress enough the importance of ATV safety in our community," Sgt. Porter said. "ATVs, because of how they are made, are difficult to control on paved roads. Collisions with cars, animals etc. can be deadly as it was in this case. Many fatalities involving ATVs occur on paved roads."
Porter noted that most ATVs are designed to carry one person and for interactive riding by the driver.
"Drivers must be able to shift their weight freely in all directions, depending on the situation and terrain," she said. "Interactive riding in critical to maintaining safe control of an ATV, especially on varying terrain. Passengers can make it difficult for drivers to control the ATV.”
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