News Tagged ‘child

Maryland boy drowns after ATV rollover

polaris pred 50A four-year-old boy was found dead last Saturday night in a creek bed after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving flipped, pinning him underneath. According to initial reports, the boy was last seen playing outside with a group of children on his parents’ property in Frederick County, Maryland, before he wandered off on his own and got on the Polaris Predator 50cc , a model designed for children. 

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ATV rollover claims another child’s life in Mississippi

prowler 100x100A bill that would have encouraged safety by setting age and passenger limits and requiring passengers to wear helmets died in Mississippi’s last legislative session. Now another child is dead and two others injured following an accident in the Hebron Community, located about halfway between Jackson and Hattiesburg in the south-central portion of state.

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ATV accidents turned January into a tragic month for many teenagers

big bearJanuary was a deadly month across North America for teenagers riding all-terrain vehicles. accidents are responsible for hundreds of deaths and thousands of serious injuries each year. Especially alarming is the growing number of accidents involving children and teenagers, who account for a third of all injuries and fatalities linked to crashes.

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Communities offer ATV safety events to mitigate off-roading dangers

rollover 100x100City, county, and state officials are banding together in many parts of the country to offer all-terrain-vehicle awareness and safety events. The need for more safety instruction and awareness events increases as the number of people who become seriously injured or killed in rollovers and other accidents continues to grow.

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ATV rollover kills 13-year-old South Carolina boy

South carolinaA 13-year old South Carolina boy died last Sunday when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving rolled over and landed on top of him. According to reports by South Carolina CBS affiliate WBTW, Benjamin “Shane” Byers, a resident of Johnsonville, SC, was rushed to Lake City Hospital but was pronounced dead at 2:53 p.m., approximately one hour after the accident occurred.

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despite safety precautions, ATV accident kills south carolina boy

toy tractorsA 5-year-old South Carolina boy was killed in an all-terrain-vehicle accident on Sunday. According to a report in Greenwood, South Carolina’s Index Journal, Samuel Erik Quarles, a resident of Ware Shoals, died as a result of blunt force trauma to his chest after being thrown from the small he was driving.

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