IDAHO FALLS — A 28-year-old man has a long road to recovery ahead after he was in a serious UTV crash in Bingham County.

The crash occurred the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 18, near Sugar Factory Road in Firth. The crash was in the intersection of 800 North and 900 East.

“A RZR was traveling south on 900 East and failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with a 2003 Ford truck traveling east on 800 North,” said Sgt. Lawrence Henrie with the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office.

Tristin Hatch, of Shelley, was on a hunting trip and alone on his brother’s RZR. After the crash, he was airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He’s been in the ICU ever since.

“It was pretty rough. I was the one the sheriff’s office called because he was on my RZR, so they didn’t have a

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