West Charlotte Man is dead after an ATV crash

A West Charlotte Man is dead after an ATV crash Saturday afternoon.

Police tell us Marvin Andrew Davis died during a ride with family friends. It happened in a wooded area near Dillard Valley Road.

They say Davis was riding down a grassy hill at a high rate of speed attempting to jump a creek bed when the ATV struck the embankment on the other side of the creek.

Davis was thrown off the ATV.

Police say Davis was wearing a helmet.