Muskogee Man Killed When Dune Buggy Rolls Down Bluff

Update: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol sent out a correction on October 6, 2014, that the man's first name is William. It was incorrectly reported in a previous version of this story.

A Muskogee man was killed when his dune buggy rolled down a bluff and landed on him, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

William Stimmel was riding a custom-made dune buggy on a dirt trail near State Highway 10 and County Road Tyler in Muskogee County Saturday afternoon, a collision report states. Troopers say Stimmel was trying to drive down a 20- to 30-foot bluff when the vehicle started rolling down the hill, flipping an unknown number of times.

The 50-year-old man was ejected, and the dune buggy came to rest on top of him. A 20-year-old passenger, Hulbert resident Seyonah Perryman, refused treatment at the scene.

Troopers say Perryman was wearing a seatbelt but Stimmel was not.

Stimmel's condition at the time of the fatal crash and the cause of the wreck are under investigation, the report states.