A 14-year-old boy who “loved the outdoors” died in an ATV crash near his Kentucky home, family members say. Eric Harper was riding his 4-wheeler uphill Feb. 28 in Blaine when “it came back on him and crushed him ,” his mother, Lisa Harper, said in a Facebook post.

"He was the most kind hearted, loving, caring & adventurous 14 year old you’d ever meet,” said Eric Harper's sister

A juvenile died on Friday after an ATV crash, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff.A family is mourning the loss of a 14-year-old boy.The mother says Eric Harper was riding alone on Brushy Creek Road near their home in Blaine on Friday evening when he lost control.