SAN SIMON, Ariz. (AP) - Cochise County Sheriff’s officials have identified a man killed in an ATV crash near San Simon.
They say 26-year-old Tye Humphreys was trapped under his all-terrain vehicle south of San Simon last Saturday.
His passenger walked to a nearby house to get help.
Emergency personnel from the sheriff’s department and the San Simon Fire Department responded to the scene and found Humphreys dead.
The passenger - a 43-year-old Safford man - was airlifted to a Tucson hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Authorities say the crash occurred on a washed-out trail that is used by ATV riders and is difficult to gain access to with other vehicles.
Sheriff’s officials say they are investigating the fatal crash.
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