Woman cited for letting juvenile operate an ATV

The Arkansas City Police Department cited the guardian of a juvenile for allowing the minor to drive an ATV after a rollover accident left another woman injured.The Arkansas City Fire-EMS and Police departments were dispatched on April 18 to the Crestwood neighborhood in east Arkansas City for a report of an injury accident. Officers determined a juvenile had been operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) illegally in the roadway when, while turning around in the cul-de-sac, the vehicle rolled over onto its passenger side. This caused injury to the ankle of the passenger, a 43-year-old Winfield woman. The juvenile only sustained minor injuries in the accident. Both the driver and passenger were wearing their seat belts. The juvenile’s guardian, Penny L. Coffelt, 55, of Arkansas City, was cited through Arkansas City Municipal Court for permitting an unauthorized minor to drive a vehicle.