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Suwannee County man dies in ATV accident

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SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - A Suwannee County man is dead after an ATV accident. 

On Monday around 2 p.m., Ernest L. Riffe, 69, of McAlpin, was riding his Polaris Ranger in a pasture working horses. It happened near the intersection of 182nd Street and CR 349. 

Riffe tried to make a sharp turn causing the ATV to overturn, throwing him from the vehicle. 

Troopers say Riffe suffered fatal injuries in the crash.