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10-year-old dies after ATV crash

Posted at 11:39 AM, Dec 18, 2014
and last updated 2014-12-18 11:41:58-05

NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 10-year-old boy has died after the ATV he was riding flipped over Wednesday.

According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Dakota Jay Yoder flipped the 4-wheeler on top of himself in a field near the 26000 block of Marvin Road at about 3:22 p.m. Wednesday.

He was rushed to Bronson Hospital and died Thursday.

Investigators say speed is believed to be a factor in the accident, but it remains under investigation.