Monday, February 24, 2020

Carthage baby killed, 5-year-old seriously injured after UTV collides with tree

A one-year-old Carthage girl was killed and two other children injured in a one-vehicle accident 5:10 p.m. Saturday on private property on County Lane 121, two miles northeast of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2013 Polaris Ranger driven by an eight-year-old girl struck a tree and overturned, ejecting her and two passengers.

The one-year-old was pronounced dead by Dr. Morris Glover at Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage, at 6:02 p.m.







The eight-year-old and a five-year-old girl were treated for minor and serious injuries, respectively, at Mercy McCune-Brooks.

The fatality was the 15th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2020 at 8:25 PM

    I'm soooo sick of this crap, poor angel. Every adult there should be cited for Felony Child Endangerment.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2020 at 5:37 AM

    Where's the mention of the adult the other news stations are reporting?

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