Cops: Man riding ATV on Franklin Square street seriously injured
Police at the scene in Franklin Square where a man was seriously injured while riding an ATV on Wednesday. Credit: James Staubitser
A man was seriously injured while illegally riding an ATV on a street in Franklin Square on Wednesday morning, Nassau police said.
According to police, the 58-year-old man was riding an all-terrain vehicle on Third Avenue near Sheila Court. He suffered a head injury and was taken to a hospital.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident, which Fifth Squad detectives are investigating, police said.
It is illegal to operate an ATV on Nassau County roadways, and the police maintain a "zero-tolerance approach" toward their operation, officials said in a news release.
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