BLUEMONT, VA : An all-terrain vehicle driver in Clarke County on Wednesday, 9th May 2018

An all-terrain vehicle driver in Clarke County has died from injuries sustained in a Wednesday crash, according to Virginia State Police.

Robert Clayton Shepherd, 56, of Bluemont, was traveling north on Frogtown Road on a 2001 Honda ATV, a quarter-mile north of Mount Carmel Road, at about 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to state police spokesman Sgt. F.L. “Les” Tyler. The crash occurred as Shepherd attempted to pass a northbound vehicle by driving on the shoulder of the road.

Shepherd, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, which state law requires, lost control and was thrown from the ATV. He was later pronounced dead at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Tyler said.

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Man dead after ATV wreck in Clarke