13-year-old girl killed in off-roading crash near Arizona-Utah border

CANE BEDS, AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities say a teen girl died after an off-road vehicle flipped and landed on top of her in Mohave County earlier this week.

According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received reports around 8 p.m. of the crash in Cane Beds, a community four miles south of the Arizona-Utah border.

Investigators say two girls were riding in a side-by-side in a dirt field. The passenger was hanging out of the vehicle as the driver was doing donuts.

However, the driver sharply turned, causing the vehicle to flip and land on the passenger. Crews from the Colorado City Fire Department pronounced the 13-year-old girl dead at the scene.

Deputies say the driver was unable to get the vehicle off the victim and ran a quarter-mile to get help due to no cell service. Neither the victim or driver were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.

The case has been sent to the Mohave County Attorney’s Office for potential charges. The investigation remains ongoing.

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