ATV driver ejected, killed in Box Elder County crash
Sep 24, 2024, 6:16 AM | Updated: Sep 26, 2024, 5:23 pm
BOTHWELL, Box Elder County — One man is dead after authorities say he crashed into a truck carrying a flatbed trailer while driving an ATV in Box Elder County Monday.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, the ATV driver, identified Thursday as Colten Naef, 28, from Tremonton, was traveling on a dirt road that crosses state Route 102 into a church parking lot. A Chevrolet truck was pulling the trailer, traveling west on SR-102. An exact milepost was not specified where the crash took place.
Naef attempted to cross SR-102 at a “high rate of speed” on the ATV and failed to yield to the truck. The ATV, hit the passenger rear tire of the truck, ejecting Naef and killing him at the scene.
The truck and flatbed trailer jackknifed in the roadway, but the driver and passenger were not injured.
David Reed with the Weber Fire District said Naef worked with the fire district for three years in the Wildfire division.
“He was an outstanding employee who everyone enjoyed being around,” Reed told KSL TV. “His dad is a battalion chief here at Weber now We are all devastated and morning the loss.”
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands said Reed worked with them for four seasons as a wildland fire crewmember and a wildland fire engine crew boss.
“During the 2024 season, Colten led the fuels crew along the Wasatch Front until July. Colten comes from a firefighting family known throughout Utah’s wildland community. We are sorry to hear of Colten’s passing and express our deepest sympathy to his family and loved ones during this difficult time,” DWR said in a written statement.
