New Year’s day ATV death in Llano County
A young man was killed and a young woman was injured in an ATV accident on Jan. 1 in Llano County.
According to a media release from the Llano County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement and other first responders were toned out to a property in the 8900 block of CR 312 at around 10:18 p.m. on New Year’s Day.
On the scene, they found that an 18-year-old male and an 18-year-old female had been involved in an apparent ATV accident in which the vehicle seemed to have rolled over after colliding with a fallen tree.
The young man was pronounced dead at the scene by Llano County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Sam Silver. The young woman was transported to Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Marble Falls to be treated for her injuries.
The exact cause of death is still pending the final results of an autopsy from the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The names of those involved were withheld from the media release. This was done out of respect for the families according to the LCSO.