Midway Man Dies In ATV Accident In Smith Township

The Smith Township Police Department is investigating the death of a Midway man Friday morning. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says 40-year-old Stephen Pasquale was operating an all-terrain vehicle along the Panhandle Trail in Smith Township, just before nine o’clock, when he lost control of the vehicle and was ejected. Warco says the ATV rolled on top of him. He was found by a passerby who called 911. Warco says he was not wearing a helmet and the vehicle did not have safety belts. An autopsy is pending.