CLINTON TWP, PA : Olyphant woman dies in ATV crash on Monday, 12th September 2016

An Olyphant woman died Sunday night in an ATV crash in Wayne County, Coroner Edward R. Howell said Monday.

Lauren E. Piercy, 30, 307 Jackson St., died at 8:20 p.m. in a wooded embankment near Browndale in Clinton Twp., Mr. Howell said in a news release.

The crash happened about 7:30 p.m. along the O&W trail system, according to state police at Honesdale. Ms. Piercy drove the vehicle, a Polaris Sportsman 550, and failed to make a left-hand turn on one of the trails.

The four-wheeler went down an embankment and flipped over, throwing her from the vehicle, according to police.

Ms. Piercy died at the scene, police said. A passenger, 42-year-old Trevor Murdter of Carbondale, suffered moderate injuries. Further information on his condition was unavailable Monday.

An autopsy is scheduled for today, when a cause of death will be determined, according to the coroner’s office.

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Olyphant woman dies in ATV crash