Utah teen killed in off-roading accident donates organs to 9 recipients
McQuivey Family
and last updated 2021-05-11 22:13:13-04
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah â Authorities have identified the boy who
Friday night in the Warner Valley area near St. George, 14-year-old Zane McQuivey was critically injured when the side-by-side he was driving rolled.
The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation said the crash is still under investigation, but it appears the vehicle was traveling slowly up a hill when the driver attempted to turn. The UTV then rolled and landed on top of him.
McQuivey was flown to St. George Regional Hospital by a medical helicopter in critical condition. He died from his injuries on Sunday.
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A community is coming together after the tragic death of a Utah boy whose donated organs will help at least 9 people, a GoFundMe for the boy said.
Zane McQuivey died in the hospital after the OHV he was driving crashed and rolled on top of him. Officials rushed to the scene on Saturday where they found him unresponsive. McQuivey later succumbed to his injuries a day after the accident.
He was always a happy and go lucky kind of person and some affectionally have referred to him as a sunshine boy because he brought joy and light wherever he went, Kristin Cowley Sullivan, who is organizing a fundraiser in McQuivey s memory, said.
Authorities have identified a 14-year-old Utah boy who was killed Friday in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
Zane McQuivey, of St. George, was injured when the “side-by-side off-highway vehicle” he was driving crashed in the Purple Hills area of Warner Valley, southeast of St. George near the Arizona border, according to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation.
The boy and his 38-year-old passenger are believed to have been traveling slowly up a hill “when the vehicle attempted a turn and rolled,” Lt. Regan Wilson of the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation said in a statement. Neither the teen nor the adult are believed to have been wearing helmets or seatbelts.
Officials: Teen dies after off-road vehicle accident in Utah
May 11, 2021 GMT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A 14-year-old boy in Utah died after an off-road vehicle he was driving rolled on top of him and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition over the weekend, officials said.
The vehicle carrying Zane McQuivey crashed and rolled in the Purple Hills area of Warner Valley outside of St. George, KUTV-TV reported Tuesday.
Utah State Parks & Recreation officials believe McQuivey was driving at slow speeds up a hill when the vehicle rolled.
The teen was flown to St. George Regional Hospital where he later died. An unidentified 38-year-old passenger was injured and is expected to recover.