Former Congressman Killed When ATV Flips
April 21st, 2009Former Utah congressman Bill Orton died when his ATV flipped over and crushed him on a sand dune at the Little Sahara Recreation Area in Utah. Orton, 60, was riding alone and wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. He was killed instantly.
Orton was a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for Utah governor in 2000.
The sheriff said the popular park is “a fun but dangerous place to ride. It’s a lot of rolling hills. He went off a sand dune without realizing how far down he was going.”
Several other riders Saturday were injured in ATV crashes and five had to be airlifted by medical helicopters to hospitals.
