A nine year old Rio boy received life threatening injuries in an ATV crash in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly before 9:30pm Saturday on County M/Rhine Rd in the Town of Emmet. An investigation shows that a 48-year-old Watertown man was operating an ATV with a child passenger when he lost control of the ATV in the intersection causing the ATV to roll and eject both the driver and the passenger. The operator suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 9 year old passenger was flown by helicopter to Children’s Hospital in Madison with what were described as life-threatening injuries. The Sheriff’s Office says alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash.
