RALLS COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Jarrad Verdier of Palmyra, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a fatal ATV crash Sunday in Ralls County.

Verdier, 19, was killed following an ATV crash near New London early Sunday morning.

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According to reports, Verdier was operating a Kawasaki Brute Force 750 ATV near New London, when the vehicle exited the roadway and came into contact with a fence around 1:15 a.m. Sunday.

Verdier, who was ejected from the vehicle during the collision, was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Verdier:

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Geo quick facts: Ralls County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,167. Its county seat is New London. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for Daniel Ralls, Missouri state legislator – Wikipedia.