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21-year-old man dies after being thrown from ATV and struck by another vehicle in Washington County

Crash happened on Wednesday afternoon

21-year-old man dies after being thrown from ATV and struck by another vehicle in Washington County

Crash happened on Wednesday afternoon

THIS ANOTHER ACT OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY. MICHELLE: NEW ON 4, A 21-YEAR-OLD, RIDING AN ATV, HAS BEEN KILLED IN A CRASH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. POLICE SAY TAYLOR MARKOFF WAS RIDING IN MARIANNA WHEN HE TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ROLLED THE ATV. THE CRASH THREW HIM FROM THE 4-WHEELER, ONTO THE ROAD. A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SWERVED, AND TRIED TO BRAKE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE QUAD, BUT THE CAR COULDN’T STOP IN TIME BEFORE RUNNING OVER MARK
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21-year-old man dies after being thrown from ATV and struck by another vehicle in Washington County

Crash happened on Wednesday afternoon

A 21-year-old man was killed when he was thrown from the ATV he was riding and then struck by another vehicle.The incident happened Wednesday afternoon along Main Street in Marianna, Washington County. State police said Tyler Markoff was riding the vehicle when he tried to make a right turn and rolled the ATV.Investigators said Markoff was thrown from the vehicle onto the road and a car coming the opposite direction swerved to avoid crashing into the ATV and ended up hitting Markoff.Markoff was flown to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. Markoff was a Marianna volunteer firefighter. A firemen's viewing will be held Monday, July 22, at the Greenlee Funeral Home in Beallsville. Funeral services will be at Greenlee at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, followed by a funeral procession to Washington Cemetery.

A 21-year-old man was killed when he was thrown from the ATV he was riding and then struck by another vehicle.

The incident happened Wednesday afternoon along Main Street in Marianna, Washington County. State police said Tyler Markoff was riding the vehicle when he tried to make a right turn and rolled the ATV.

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Investigators said Markoff was thrown from the vehicle onto the road and a car coming the opposite direction swerved to avoid crashing into the ATV and ended up hitting Markoff.

Markoff was flown to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Markoff was a Marianna volunteer firefighter. A firemen's viewing will be held Monday, July 22, at the Greenlee Funeral Home in Beallsville.

Funeral services will be at Greenlee at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, followed by a funeral procession to Washington Cemetery.