LITTLE FALLS-A 30-year-old Little Falls man was killed Sunday when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving crashed on a driveway approach near Little Falls.
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office responded to an ATV crash at 7:06 p.m. off Haven Road, south of 203rd Street, in Belle Prairie Township. The sheriff's office reported Justin Bateman of Little Falls was traveling on a 2000 Honda EX ATV north along Haven Road, when he hit a driveway approach and was ejected off the ATV. During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Bateman was not wearing a helmet. Life saving efforts were performed but were unsuccessful. Bateman was later pronounced deceased at the scene, the sheriff's office reported.
The sheriff's office was assisted at the scene by the Little Falls Police Department, Gold Cross Ambulance and North Memorial Air Care.
