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Johnson County Senior Killed In ATV Crash Identified

PAOLA (AP) – Authorities have identified the Johnson County high school senior killed in a weekend ATV accident in eastern Kansas.

The Miami County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that Tyler Rathbun, a 17-year-old senior at Shawnee Mission East High School, died early Sunday when the ATV he was on rolled in a field outside Paola. The ATV driver was flown to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and two other passengers were uninjured.

The Kansas City Star reports that Rathbun was the top soccer player for the Lancers. He also was offensive player of the year for the Sunflower League and received all-league and all-state honors last season after scoring a team record 22 goals.

Shawnee Mission East coach Jamie Kelly says Rathbun’s No. 14 jersey will be retired.

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