LAPORTE — A 14-year-old died in Laporte County on Saturday after an off-road vehicle accident.
According to Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Laporte County dispatch was alerted to an off-road vehicle accident with injury near the 3900 block of North County Road 350 East in New Prairie around 4:30 p.m.
Conservation officers arrived and discovered that a 14-year-old was operating a four-wheeler on private property at a high rate of speed when they struck an object.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to conservation officers, the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.
An investigation is ongoing.
