New York Four-Wheeler Accident - 3-year old girl killed in 4-wheeler crash

August 13, 2009 (NewYorkInjuryNews.com - New York City, Personal Injury Accidents)

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New York personal injury lawyers issue accident report: 8-year-old boy drives four-wheeler into a tree killing his 3–year-old sister.

Austerlitz, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) –  In Columbia County, a family was housing sitting when their 3-year old girl was killed riding on the back of the homeowners four-wheeler with her two other siblings when it crash into a tree, reported the Mid-Hudson News.

The family maintaining the house was from Copake-Hillsdale, NY. The house that the family was temporarily watching was located in Columbia County on Herrington Drive where the accident occurred.

On Saturday evening, the 8-year-old boy located the homeowner’s four-wheeler and with his 10-year-old and 3year-old sisters.  The boy then crashed the all-terrain vehicle directly into a tree.

The force of the crash catapulted the 3-year-old girl off of the vehicle where she then landed underneath the weight of the four-wheeler. The father soon discovered the scene of the accident and called for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) immediately.  The four-wheeler was claimed to have been borrowed. The 10-year-old girl was not taken to the hospital and the 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries.
The 3-year-old girl was taken to the Columbia Memorial Hospital where doctors and nurses treated her serious injuries. The girl’s injuries later proved fatal. Detectives are still investigating this accident.

Bridget Hom

NewYorkInjuryNews

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