Intoxicated ATV Driver Injured In Jo Daviess County Crash

Authorities say an intoxicated man was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash Thursday night in Jo Daviess County. 30 year old Joshua Groharing of Hanover, was taken by ambulance to Midwest Medical Center in Galena for treatment of his injuries. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Groharing was operating an ATV on Highway 84 at South Crazy Hollow Road in rural Hanover at 11:15 p.m. Thursday when he lost control of the ATV as he attempted to avoid an animal. Groharing was thrown from the vehicle. Groharing faces a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and citations for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improperly operating an ATV on a roadway.