According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, on June…

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, on June 22, 2024, at 1:48 am, Deputies responded to a reported personal injury ATV accident on Moose River Rd in the Town of Boonville. A brief investigation revealed that two 16-year-old males had been riding ATVs at unsafe speeds and operating recklessly. The juvenile operating the Polaris Sportsman 570 hit a dirt embankment, lost control, and rolled the ATV. The operator was thrown from the ATV, and both came to rest at the side of the roadway. The juvenile was transported to Wynn Hospital for multiple non-life-threatening injuries to his head, chest, and pelvis area.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office was assisted on the scene by New York State Police, Boonville Fire Department, and Boonville Ambulance. Both operators are being issued tickets for operating without a helmet.