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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Peine, Sandy <br /> <br />From: Bouma, Todd J [TBOUMA@amfam.com] <br />Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:16 AM <br />To: cityclerk@ci.elk-river, mn.us <br />Cc: bandhork@msn.com <br />Subject: Snowmobile accident <br /> <br />To Mayor Klinzing: <br /> <br />This is an article from the news last night, it hit's too close to home and is why we are pressing so <br />hard to ban the snowmobiles in Elk River in the populated residential area's. As this teenager and <br />the parents of Ryan will agree, things happen way too fast on these machines to allow them <br />inside the city. <br /> <br />Thank you for listening to my and the other residents persistent speeches, but this subject comes <br />deep from the heart. <br /> <br />Todd Bouma <br /> <br />18083 Macon Street NW <br />Elk River <br />Home (763) 241-0559 <br />Cell (612) 616-4176 <br /> <br />P.S. My youngest son whom I referred to as loving to sled in my yard is also 2 years old and <br />named Ryan! Now imagine these doing 45 mph through my yard. <br /> <br />CHISAGO CITY, Minn. -- Police in Chisago City said that a 2-year-old boy is dead after being <br />hit by a snowmobile Monday night at a city park. <br /> <br />Police said that the 17-year-old snowmobile driver was taken into custody after leaving the <br />scene. He is expected to be charged Wednesday. <br /> <br />The incident happened around 7:45 p.m. near a sledding hill, which is off limits to snowmobiles. <br />A sign at the edge of the park reads "No Snowmobiling." <br /> <br />The toddler, Ryan Anderson, and his father were at the bottom of the hill. The boy's mother and <br />two sisters were on top of the hill. <br /> <br />Witnesses said that a snowmobile came over the hill at about 30 to 60 mph and struck the boy in <br />the head. <br /> <br />"From the statements made by the driver, he believed that he had hit something," Chisago City <br />Police Chief Bill Schlumbohm said. "He stated he didn't know if it was a dog, debris or a person. <br />But he didn't stop and continued on." <br /> <br />Schlumbohm said that the driver's passenger, 16-year-old girl, told the driver that he had struck <br />someone. <br /> <br />"She wanted to go back and see, but the driver refused to do that," Schlumbohm said. <br /> <br />The toddler was pronounced dead at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis early <br /> <br />1/25/02 <br /> <br /> <br />