Austin Snyder: Florida teen killed after ATV hits tree in Colorado

A 14-year-old Volusia County boy who was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Colorado will be remembered during a service next week in DeLand.

Austin Michael Snyder, 14, of DeLeon Springs, died in Ouray County, Colo. while on vacation after his all-terrain vehicle struck a tree Aug. 2.

He attended St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand, his obituary said.

A celebration of Austin's life will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in the Harwood Center.

"The family encourages attendees to wear purple,'' his obituary says.

A funeral service was held on Wednesday at Canyon View Baptist Church, Montrose, Colo. interment followed at Dallas Park Cemetery in Ridgway, Colo.

He was visiting family members in Montrose, Colo. at the time of the crash.

The Montrose Daily Press said he was riding in a group of five when the crash occurred.

A cousin saw Austin hit a bump in the road, authorities said.

"Unfortunately, just beyond the bump where he came down, he had to negotiate a right-hand curve. He was unable to negotiate the curve," Ouray County Undersheriff BB Burk is quoted as saying.

After his ATV hit a tree, he was thrown from the vehicle and into another tree, Burk told the Montrose Daily Press.

The newspaper said his grandfather and legal guardian? Greg Snyder ? was in the group Austin was riding in.

Greg and Carolyn Snyder adopted Austin in 2008 after the death of Austin's father, Justin Snyder, in 2005.

Justin Snyder died March 14, 2005 after he stepped out of a moving truck in Montana for unknown reasons and was hit or run over by the truck, according to an Associated Press report.

The younger Snyder sustained severe internal injuries, lost consciousness and was pronounced dead by the time a rescue helicopter arrived, the Montrose Daily Press said.

The boy's obituary said he "lived life to the fullest."

"He particularly loved the outdoors, sports, and, above all, spending time with family and friends," it said.

kconnolly@tribune.com

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