fgoodwin 23 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 LDS Church, Scouts sued in ATV accident http://tinyurl.com/36cfvf Friday, June 8, 2007 The guardian of a teenager injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Trapper Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The crash in 2001 left Kyler Petersen, then 16 years old, with debilitating head injuries, according to documents filed Thursday in 3rd District Court. The teen's guardian, Kari Wright, had given leaders permission to take Petersen riding in the Uinta Mountains on the condition that he not ride alone. During the outing on August 17, 2001, Peterson rode an ATV alone, took a corner too quickly and crashed. The crash cracked the teen's helmet, according to the documents. The ATV ride was part of a Scouting activity of the Trapper Trails Council, which stretches from Kaysville into southern Idaho and western Wyoming. The Boy Scout troop was organized by the local LDS ward. Wright is seeking at least $120,000 to cover the injured teen's medical expenses and lost wages. The LDS Church declined to comment on the lawsuit. Trapper Trails Council spokesman Rick Barnes said he was unaware of the incident but that the Boy Scouts of America does not authorize ATV riding. According to the Guide to Safe Scouting, the activity is restricted, he noted. Link to post Share on other sites
Beavah 205 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Hmmm... late filin', probably right up to the limitation. Odd that it's the mom suin' for medical expenses not the man suing for injury; must not have been any lasting damage. They don't mention a cracked head, only a cracked helmet. Readin' between the lines, this looks like an expedition fishing for a few bucks - "lost wages" from a 16 year old owed to the mom, eh? . But what is it with da Uintas and LDS scout units? The two together are like a recipe for inanity. Yah, da resolution of this one will be interestin', eh? ATV's may well be an exclusion on the BSA insurance first-tier master policy, I can't remember, and da exec looks like he was blindsided by the suit. The amount they're askin' for falls within the BSA's self-insured limit, though, so I expect the BSA will still stand by the CO and unit leaders. Too bad the outcome will probably never be public. Beavah Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 The girl in the air-conditioned council office must have had a cowpie for lunch before she rubber-stamped "APPROVED" on the tour permit. Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 There very well may not have been a tour permit. Sounds like a rogue unit to begin with... using ATVs? Link to post Share on other sites
GernBlansten 10 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 How likely do you think it will be that BSA will revoke this LDS ward's charter? Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1616 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Any Troop Vehicle? Alla Time Vigilant? Almost Terrible Vindication! Atsa Toomany Violations... Anyway Too Verbose. YiS.... Link to post Share on other sites
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