The investigation continues into the death of a Bradford man
involved in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday evening in
Foster Township.

According to Foster Township Police, Eric Suttrich, 26, of 41
Main St., died after the incident off Totten Hollow at 6:07
p.m.

Police said Suttrich was riding along a road about 300 feet off
Totten Hollow when his ATV hit a wire cable strung between two
metal posts on a private road. The cable, which was marked with a
strip of orange plastic, hit the ATV, slid up over the handlebars
and hit Suttrich in the neck.

On Monday, McKean County Coroner Mike Cahill said he ruled the
cause of death as blunt force trauma to the neck. Cahill pronounced
Suttrich dead at the scene Sunday evening.

Police said Suttrich had been riding ATVs with several other
riders in the area and all the riders left the scene after the
accident except one man who stayed behind and called
authorities.

The group had ridden on paths around the cable and posts earlier
in the day and noted the cable has been strung across the road for
a number of years, according to police. It is believed the riders
attended an ATV dice run earlier in the day in Otto Township.

Foster Township Police said Monday they are waiting on the
results of a toxicology test, which should take a few weeks, and
the investigation is ongoing.

Police were assisted at the scene of the accident by Cahill, and
members of the Rew Volunteer Fire Department and Bradford City
Ambulance.