One killed in June 11 ATV crash

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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 of a person under 21.

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 Wednesday morning, with Hill noting the incident remains under investigation.