Centre County man dead after single ATV crash. Investigation ongoing
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- Roger W. Heverly died in a Centre County ATV crash Sunday evening at age 59.
- Police cited high speed and lack of safety gear as factors in the fatal crash.
- Ongoing investigations involve state police and the Centre County Coroner's Office.
A Centre County man died Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle crash.
Roger W. Heverly, 59, of Howard Township, crashed about 7:40 p.m. Sunday along the 600 block of Greens Run Road, state police at Rockview wrote in a crash report.
A trooper said Heverly lost control of a 1988 Honda TRX 250R and struck a tree because he was driving too fast. Heverly was not wearing a helmet or other safety equipment, police wrote. The ATV was inoperable after the crash.
Heverly’s cause and manner of death has not yet been established. Police and the Centre County Coroner’s Office are investigating. Bellefonte EMS, Mount Nittany Medical Center EMS and Howard Volunteer Fire Co. assisted.
There were two fatal ATV crashes between 2015 and 2024 in Centre County, state Department of Transportation data showed. One was reported in Rush Township, while the other was in Walker Township.
The data did not appear to capture a deadly 2024 ATV crash in Potter Township.