McAlpin man dies in ATV accident

Published 9:36 am Tuesday, January 16, 2018

McALPIN — A McAlpin man was killed in an ATV accident Monday afternoon.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 69-year-old Ernest L. Riffe was driving his Polaris Ranger around 2 p.m. Monday in a horse pasture working horses in southeastern Suwannee County, near 182nd Street and County Road 349.

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The FHP report states that Riffe was ejected from the ATV when it overturned while attempting to make a sharp turn.

He suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash, according to FHP.