Posted on Tue, Jun 18, 2013 : 3:28 p.m.
9-year-old on ATV hit by truck
By John Counts
A 9-year-old who was riding an ATV was hit by a truck in Freedom Township Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed.
Joyce Williams, Huron Valley Ambulance spokeswoman, said paramedics were at the accident scene near West Ellsworth Road and Steinbach Road just after 3:10 p.m. but had not yet taken anyone to the hospital.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office also confirmed the accident and said it was being handled by the Michigan State Police, who said at 3:15 p.m. troopers were still on the scene and had not reported back yet.
This story will be updated.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Anna
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 : 8:39 p.m.
The obvious question: Who allowed a 9-year-old to be on an ATV?
tdw
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 : 10:57 p.m.
Anna...you do realize that they make mini ATV's for kids don't you ?
jcj
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 : 8:41 p.m.
The obvious response is, wait until you get the facts.