Five-Year-Old Hit by ATV in Toledo
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: November 3, 2023
The five-year-old was taken to Toledo Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Thursday afternoon, a five-year-old child was struck by an ATV driven by a 14-year-old after getting off of a school bus. The incident occurred on Birchwood Avenue in Toledo.
According to the Toledo Police Department's report, the five-year-old had just disembarked from the bus when they were hit by the ATV. The ATV was traveling north on Birchwood and approaching Heatherdowns Avenue when the driver lost control and collided with the child. Afterward, the ATV driver fled eastbound on Heatherdowns.
Law enforcement later apprehended and detained the teenage driver who was subsequently booked into the Juvenile Justice Center. Meanwhile, emergency services transported the injured five-year-old to Toledo Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Tags: Toledo, Juvenile, School Bus, ATV, Arrested
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- five-year-old
- Vehicles:
- ATV
- State:
- Ohio
- City:
- Toledo
- Location:
- Birchwood, Toledo
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-11-02
- Time of Incident:
- Thursday afternoon
Birchwood, Toledo
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