Teen Dies in Dirt Bike Crash

By: WSAZ News Staff Email

Updated: Mon 12:47 PM, May 13, 2013

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A sophomore in high school died over the weekend in a dirt bike accident.

The accident happened on Friday evening in Cabin Creek.

Officials at Riverside High School say that Patrick Petry had just received the dirt bike and was driving it for the first time when he wrecked.

School officials say he crashed over a hillside and suffered massive internal injuries.

Petry was just 16-years-old.

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