Teen Killed in ATV Accident

26th death in Fairfax County this year

Classmates and loved ones are remembering a 14-year-old boy who was killed over the weekend in an ATV accident.

Samuel Seipal, of Clifton, was riding his Yamaha Banchee 4-wheel ATV around 3:30 p.m Sunday in the 7400 block of Duncan Court in Clifton when he struck a chain that was strung across the path he was riding on, according to Fairfax County Police.

"He was riding down the path. He didn't see the chain in time. He hit the brakes, hit the chain, suffered injuries," said Officer Eddy Azcarate of the Fairfax County police.

Seipal was pronounced dead at the scene.

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