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ATV crash kills girl, 13
The Brooksville girl's 12-year-old cousin who was driving is injured when they hit trees. They were riding on popular paths in the Royal Highlands region.
By LOGAN NEILL
Published August 14, 2006
A 13-year-old Brooksville girl died Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle on which she was a passenger crashed into a stand of trees near U.S. 19 in the Royal Highlands region of Hernando County. According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Danielle Marie Frascello was pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital from injuries she suffered when she was thrown from the back of the ATV being driven by her cousin Angeline del Pilar, 12. Authorities said neither girl was wearing a helmet when the crash occurred. According to Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Donna Black, the girls were traveling south on a path off Necklace Warbler Road near the Seville golf community at 12:44 p.m. Saturday when Angeline lost control of the 2001 Arctic Cat 250 ATV that belonged to Danielle's late father, John Frascello. After the crash, the 12-year-old ran to a house in the 18000 block of Nuthatch Road to summon help. Danielle, who was an eighth-grade student at West Hernando Middle School, was taken by ambulance to Oak Hill Hospital before being transferred to Tampa General. Angeline, who attends Challenger K-8 School of Mathematics and Science, was treated for minor injuries at Oak Hill Hospital and released. The families of the accident victims could not be reached Sunday. The dusty lime rock roads that crisscross the sparsely populated Royal Highlands region near the Hernando-Citrus border make an enticing playground for many ATV enthusiasts who live in the area. Earl Franklin, who was working at a house under construction near the accident scene on Sunday, said weekends tend to bring increased ATV activity as riders take to the many paths cut through the dense woods. "They buzz through here a bunch, and some of them go pretty fast," Franklin said. "No wonder people get hurt on them." The Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the crash. Logan Neill can be reached at 848-1435 or lneill@sptimes.com.
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