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Local firemen say the driver of an ATV is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the Houston Area following an accident that occurred on Sunday afternoon on County Road 120, northwest of Jasper. The volunteers of the Beech Grove Fire Department were dispatched to the location shortly after 4:00 and arrived to find the female driver suffering from injuries after hitting a tree. The Beech Grove Firemen treated the individual until an ambulance could arrive and assisted with the transport of the patient to Jasper County Airport where she was transferred to a helicopter to be flown to a hospital in Kingwood. The Jasper County Sheriff's Department is investigating the accident.