Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. has reported that a 17-year-old boy from Butler County was killed in an ATV accident in Pine Township on Saturday.
Overman said that Robert James Kotchey of Cabot was riding with his brother on separate ATVs at Tri-County ATV on Tower Hill Road in Heilwood around 5:40 PM when the accident happened. During the accident, the ATV overturned and Kotchey was thrown from the ATV.
Kotchey was reportedly wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Citizens Ambulance was called to the scene and tried to treat Kotchey there, and he was taken to Indiana Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
State police were also called to the scene to investigate the accident. They have not issued a release as of yet. Pine Township’s fire department also responded to the scene.
Overman ruled the death accidental, but the cause of death is pending. An autopsy was performed yesterday, and those results are not yet available.
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