Former Congressman Dies in ATV accident at Little Sahara

Former Congressman Bill Orton dead at 60

By Ben Winslow
Deseret News
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Former Congressman Bill Orton, a political maverick who served three terms as a Democrat in one of Utah's most conservative districts, has died.
The 60-year-old died in an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday afternoon at the Little Sahara Sand Dunes, the Juab County sheriff said.
"He was riding out on the sand and went off a very steep sand dune, and when he impacted the bottom, the front end of the four-wheeler flipped on top of him, injuring him," Sheriff Alden Orme told the Deseret News late Saturday. "He was alone at the time of the accident. Another ATV rider passed by a short time later and found him."
Ambulance crews and a medical helicopter were dispatched to the scene but arrived too late.
"He succumbed to his injuries," Orme said.
Orton was wearing a helmet, the sheriff said.

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