Teen injured after rolling ATV in Tallmadge Twp.
Mon, Aug 18, 2008
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TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP A Grand Rapids teen was hospitalized after rolling an all-terrain vehicle in Ottawa County's Tallmadge Township over the weekend.
Joseph Telvi, 17, was riding a Polaris Scrambler ATV west on the north shoulder of Johnson Street at about 8:39 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway, Sgt. Keith Garvelink of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said.
According to Garvelink, the ATV struck a tree and Telvi was ejected.
Telvi was not wearing a helmet, and he suffered bone fractures and internal injuries, Garvelink said.
Telvi was transported to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, where he is listed as in fair condition.
The crash remains under investigation.