PONTIAC, Mich. – A 15-year-old from Pontiac was seriously injured on Monday in a rollover off-road vehicle crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Pontiac.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports that the crash occurred just after 6:30 p.m. when the teen was attempting to navigate a turn into Murphy Park near Elm Street on a 2016 Polaris Sportsman ATV.
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Deputies say the teen was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled over while negotiating the turn. A second ATV rider, identified as a 16-year-old from Pontiac, was uninjured. Neither rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, police said.
The 15-year-old was transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital in serious but stable condition and is expected to be transferred to Children’s Hospital for additional treatment.
The incident remains under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit, and deputies say alcohol does not appear to be a factor.
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Jenny Sherman is a digital news producer for ClickOnDetroit and a Michigan State University alumna. She previously worked as a reporter and editor for various metro Detroit news outlets including WDET - Detroit Public Radio, The Oakland Press, Macomb Daily, Planet Detroit and more.