---
title: "Off-Road Monster Truck Roll-Over Crash at Arizona Ostrich Ranch Leaves 12 Injured"
description: "The program, popular with families and children, has been suspended until further notice."
date: "2018-01-03"
modified: "2018-01-03"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/17335/off-road-monster-truck-tour-roll-over-crash-at-arizona-ostrich-ranch-leaves-12-injured"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Accident"
  - "Arizona"
  - "Crash"
  - "Monster Truck"
  - "Off-Road"
---

# Off-Road Monster Truck Roll-Over Crash at Arizona Ostrich Ranch Leaves 12 Injured

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A southern Arizona tourist ranch has suspended its off-road monster truck tours following a roll-over crash that injured twelve passengers on Friday, [the *Casa Grande Dispatch* reports.](<https://www.pinalcentral.com/casa_grande_dispatch/area_news/pinal-ostrich-farm-discontinues-monster-truck-tours-after-accident/article_1120c8aa-0b14-56ce-9680-b40fdee7a438.html>)

The [Rooster Cogburn](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_Cogburn_(character)>) Ostrich Ranch, which operates a roadside petting zoo, amusement park, and educational center that's popular with families and children, [issued a statement](<https://www.roostercogburn.com/>) saying the owners were "deeply saddened" by the accident, adding that the monster truck attraction would be closed until further notice. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the exact cause of the accident.

Photos and videos from the scene show a tube-framed monster truck with a school bus body resting on its side, almost perpendicular to the dirt road. In one aerial shot, you can see it's lying just beyond a large dip in the trail. The chassis is twisted and the front axle is broken, though officials haven't determined whether mechanical failure played a role in the crash.

https://youtube.com/embed/BCW8Wel6X_c

Most of the passengers escaped with bumps and bruises, though three people had to be taken to local hospitals, including the driver. Considering [clips from happier times](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BprTLtiPyc>) show a complete lack of padding or safety equipment—not to mention the ride's popularity with small children—it's incredibly fortunate that more people weren't seriously injured. It's not clear whether any children were on board at the time.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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