FLORIDA — A 32-year-old man from Fort McCoy died Saturday afternoon following an ATV crash at an off-road park in Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s officials said the crash occurred around 3 p.m. at the Rancho Bonito ATV park. The man was riding a 2018 Kawasaki ATV when he traveled down a steep cut that included a 24- to 30-inch vertical drop. Investigators said the drop caused the ATV to flip over, trapping the rider underneath.
Authorities said the man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and suffered a fatal head injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene…