(Rolling Prairie, IN) - The identity of a La Porte County boy killed in an off-road vehicle crash over the weekend has been revealed.

 

Leo Lambert, 14, was driving the vehicle on private property at a "high rate of speed" when he struck an object, as per the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

 

First responders were called to the scene in the Rolling Prairie area just after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

 

DNR officials said the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, which occurred in the 3900 block of North County Road 350 East.

 

According to the coroner’s office, the Rolling Prairie boy struck a guide wire from a utility pole while operating the vehicle, the cause of death being ruled as blunt force trauma.