Teen Driver Charged With DUI After ATV Crash in Vicco Kills 16-Year-Old Emilynn Clark

Overview

• Deputies responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to Oakwood Avenue in Vicco, where an ATV carrying four people went over a culvert embankment.
• Sheriff Joe Engle said a 16-year-old girl was operating the ATV and lost control, resulting in the death of Emilynn Clark, 16.
• The operator has been charged with driving under the influence, a blood test is pending, and investigators are working to learn how alcohol was obtained.
• One of the two adult male passengers was flown with serious injuries, according to authorities.
• Perry County Central High School provided counselors Monday as the community mourned, and Clark’s family launched a GoFundMe directing all proceeds to the funeral home, with funeral plans pending.