KSL: Rollover @ the B

[SLC97SR5]

So sad, my thoughts go out to the family.

http://m.ksl.com/index/story/sid/32737915

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Bummer

 

[thefirstzukman]

Thats got a lot of roll cage on it, must have been quite the roll.. Sad deal.

 

[SWALLDOG]

Oh man that sucks so bad! Sucks when stuff like this happens in our sport. I think because it hits closer to home.

 

[broncomitch]

Really sad deal..

Was hoping the mom pulled through. ..

 

[UFAB]

Looks like an endo flip, wonder how it all went about. Tragic

 

[Troop92]

Super sad. Reminder that our favorite pastime is one that takes care/attention all the times. Thoughts go out to the family.

 

[gijohn40]

I saw on someones Facebook that the guy was a airman from Hill Field.

 

[Herzog]

Shit. The article updated. Both parents passed. That is rough. My heart goes out to the kiddos. Hope they pull through with no problems.

Keep on eye on this, maybe this is something we can all step up and help with in some way. Super sad.

 

[ozzy702]

From the one picture the cage didn't look super compromised, I wonder exactly how they died and what could have been done to prevent it. I have two small children and one on the way and would like to one day start wheeling as a family but obviously want to be as safe as possible. Stories like this always make me think of the "what ifs".

 

[Herzog]

Looking at that same pic, they must have rolled down from pretty high up. That much jarring around can do a lot of damage. I'm betting the parents only had lap belts on if there were harnesses.

 

[broncomitch]

Cage just saves you from getting crushed. . .

I'm sure it's a combination of hyperextension and branches coming into the cage. .

Wonder if he was a member on here?

 

[lenny]

Says its a jeep? Looks like a utv to me?

 

[broncomitch]

Tj,

 

[sawtooth4x4]

No padding on the cage. They probably hit their heads on the cage.

 

[Troop92]

Massive front end damage...

 

[anderson750]

That it's a fairly well built rig from the looks of the pics. The way the front end is smashed and the roll cage it's in his order, l think this was an end over end roll.

Terrible tragedy.

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Looking up from our back yard we could see the choppers land and take off this morning but didn't know what was going on, sad deal for sure.

 

[SWALLDOG]

http://www.hill.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123434369

Link to the Hill air force base report.

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Got more details on this today, apparently they were driving up a section of the B referred to as Mickey Mouse hill when it rolled all the way down onto Skyline Drive below.