Clovis man dies in Curry County ATV accident

A 60-year-old man was killed Thursday evening when he was pinned under a four-wheel ATV after a crash, Curry County Sheriff Mike Reeves stated in a press release.

The victim was Jeffery Joe Ward of Clovis.

Curry County deputies were dispatched to the crash scene at the intersection of Curry Roads 15 and I just after 7 p.m. Thursday, according to the press release. Ward was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel after resuscitation attempts failed.

The Sheriff’s Department is investigating the crash, Reeves wrote in the release.