PRESS RELEASE: Utah State Parks & Rich County Sheriff’s Office
On August 19, 2017 at approximately 2035 hours, a fatal accident occurred approximately two miles up the South Eden Canyon in Rich County.
A large family outing was happening with people camping in the South Eden Campground. A group of riders were out on the trails and it was starting to get dark. Members of the group were getting worried and went to search for the group of riders.
A male and female in a side by side were traveling a trail searching for the group when one of the late riders, a 46 year old male on a dirt bike, was traveling toward them on the trail. The side by side and the dirt bike collided, head-on.
Brad Williams, 46,was killed as a result of the crash.
Shelby Secrist, 37, was injured and transported via air to an Ogden hospital. Jerri Inman, 45, was injured and transported via ground to a Logan hospital.
The deceased and injured are from Box Elder County.
Incident is being investigated jointly by Utah State Parks and the Rich County Sheriff’s Office. Investigation is ongoing.
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