THOUSAND OAKS : Passenger Injured in Dune Buggy Accident
A Newbury Park man broke his leg and two other men escaped serious injury after their dune buggy overturned on a hillside while they were riding on dirt trails at night in west Thousand Oaks, sheriff’s deputies said Monday.
Ryan Spaeth, 20, was injured after the 1962 Volkswagen rolled over his leg about 10 p.m. Sunday, just moments after he tried to leap free from the vehicle, authorities said.
Spaeth, whose right leg was broken, was reported in satisfactory conditionMonday night at Los Robles Regional Medical Center.
The driver of the off-road vehicle, Brett Compositor, 20, of Westlake, was driving in the Hill Canyon area off Rancho Conejo Boulevard when the Volkswagen lost power and began to roll backward, deputies said.
As the buggy began to flip, Spaeth unfastened his seat belt and jumped while Compositor and another passenger, 20-year-old Brian Meany of Newbury Park, remained in the car, deputies said.
They said neither Compositor nor Meany, who were wearing their seat belts, were injured.
The accident remained under investigation, deputies said.
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