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Men Die in Snowmobile Accidents

Two separate snowmobile accidents took the lives of two men in Lewis County over the weekend. 
Father of four, Edward Kohles was riding his 2011 Polaris vehicle south on trail #C4A in the town of West Turin, when he lost his life.  Riding recreational vehicles is common on the trails in this small town located about 40 miles north of Utica, NY. 
It appears that Kohles lost control of his snowmobile and was thrown from the vehicle, where upon he was struck by another snowmobile rider.  The other driver was coming in the opposite direction of Kohles.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Details about this accident are under investigation.  Funeral services for Mr. Kohles were on Friday, January 27^th.
Just 14 hours later in a completely unrelated accident, another man lost his life while riding his Polaris snowmobile, a 2009 Dragon model.  This young man was riding with friends at about 2:30 am on Sunday when he lost control of the vehicle. 
Reports say that this rider went off track while trying to navigate a curve.  Heading toward the crest of a hill the rider was thrown from his vehicle and struck a tree.  Emergency personnel responding to the scene pronounced the man dead.  Investigators will be looking into this accident to determine the cause of such an early morning tragedy.
Snowmobile accidents are similar to car accidents or motorcycle accidents due to the speed in which drivers can race across slippery surfaces.  Riders should exercise extreme caution when driving these recreational vehicles.

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