May 25, 2016
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
A 17-year-old Elk City youth has died after an ATV accident in Custer County.
Kenny Chervenka was pronounced dead at the scene from head and neck injuries after the accident happened sometime after noon near Foss Lake State Park.
According to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, the boy was heading east through a field and attempted to go down an embankment. He was ejected from the Polaris Sportsman 700 ATV and rolled down the hill. The report says the ATV came to rest on the driver and pinned him for an unknown amount of time.
According to a report, Chervenka was checking fences on property where he worked after a bull had been found missing earlier.
Martin-Dugger Funeral Home in Elk City is handling the funeral arrangements.
The accident happened sometime between 12:20 and 1 pm Tuesday afternoon on private property about a mile south of State Highway 73 at County Road 2100.
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