The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) reported that Johnny Williams, 55, of Vian was operating a 2005 Polaris 400 ATV at about 6:40 p.m. when the accident occurred in a field about three miles north and four miles west of Sallisaw.
Williams was traveling across the field when, for an unknown reason, the ATV rolled over an unknown number of times, coming to rest on the right side of the vehicle. Williams was lying under the ATV when help arrived, the OHP reported.
Williams was taken by ambulance to Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw, where he was pronounced dead on arrival from internal injuries.
The cause of the accident is unknown, according to the OHP.




