LUMBERLAND — On Saturday, October 12 at about 6:45 pm, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 report of an ATV accident in the vicinity of 196 Rio Dam Road in the Town of Lumberland. 

The investigation at the scene revealed that two men were riding a single 4-wheel ATV and were proceeding westbound on Rio Dam Road when they struck a deer in the roadway. 

This caused the quad to leave the pavement and strike a tree. Both the driver and the passenger were ejected upon impact. 

Emergency service personnel responded to the scene and attempted to administer CPR. Both men were pronounce dead a short time later by Sullivan County Coroner Alan Kesten. 

The driver of the ATV was identified as Steven P. Quinn, age 23, and the passenger identified as John H. Brehm, 24, both of Sparrowbush.

  The pair were reportedly traveling from a local hunting camp to a location where a colleague requested assistance tracking a deer that had been shot with a bow earlier in the day.  

Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by NY State Troopers, Lumberland Fire and EMS, Highland Lake Fire Dept., Town of Highland EMS, Port Jervis ALS EMS and Yulan Fire.