Rider Thrown From ATV

A rider was hurt when she was thrown from an ATV Sunday night.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Kathleen Hurteau from Fulton, Kansas, was riding a Honda  Rancher ATV.

Hurteau lost control of the vehicle on rocky terrain.  She and a passenger were both ejected.  Neither was wearing a helmet. The ATV drove off the road and possibly rolled over.

Hurteau suffered suspected serious injuries. She was transported to a hospital in Joplin, Missouri, for treatment. The 41-year-old passenger was not hurt.

The crash happened at 7:40 Sunday night in Bourbon County, on 205th Street west of the community of Fulton.