Patrol: 8-year-old killed in ATV crash in Ford County field

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP)- The Kansas Highway Patrol says an 8-year-old boy has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving in a southwestern Kansas field crashed.

The patrol says the crash happened around 7 p.m. Monday.

Investigators say the ATV flipped, killing 8-year-old Nicholas Williams, of Offerle, Kansas.

Officials say the boy was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.