A female ATV rider killed on Monday, July 4 has been identified as 65-year-old Danielle Seegmiller from Pleasant Grove.

The ATV accident in Cottonwood Canyon northwest of Orangeville, Emery County, Utah. The accident occurrIMG_8633ed on the road that goes to Indian Creek Campground. Investigators at the scene said that she was traveling down a hill with a steep grade at 17-20 mph when the ATV started skidding around a curve in the road. The ATV then flipped and rolled over on her. Her
husband was traveling behind her and immediately 
started attending to her. A couple from Emery County came across the accident approximately 10 minutes later and stopped to help. The woman, who is a nurse, stayed at the scene while her husband traveled several miles down the canyon until he had cell phone service. His call came into ECSO dispatch approximately 30 minutes after the accident. The woman suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. She was not wearing a helmet. 

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