By Randi Pierce
Staff Writer
One individual died following an ATV crash on a ranch on Stevens Lake Road early Wednesday morning, June 11.
Archuleta County Undersheriff Robert Hill reported Wednesday morning the incident is believed to have occurred sometime between a little before midnight on Tuesday, June 10, and 1 a.m. on June 11.
The crash involved a four-seater ATV, he reported, with a fatality.
Archuleta County Coroner Brad Hunt explained the deceased is a 19-year-old from Texas, but declined to release additional information due to the ongoing investigation.
One individual — Austin James Brown, 20, of Beaumont, Texas — was arrested on charges that include driving under the influence, vehicular homicide-DUI, criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter-reckless, alcohol-under 21 possession/consumption and weapon-prohibited use.
No additional information was available as of early Wednesday afternoon, with Hill noting the incident remains under investigation.
randi@pagosasun.com
