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5-year-old Boy Driving ATV Crashes Into a Tree

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Posted: 4:31 AM Aug 26, 2008
Last Updated: 9:17 AM Aug 26, 2008

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Deputies say a 5-year-old boy was hurt after crashing his ATV on Friday.
The boy was taken to North Memorial Medical Center in the Twin Cities where his condition is unknown.
The Barron County sheriff's department says the crash happened in the township of Crystal Lake, near Cumberland.
The boy was the only person on the four-wheeler when it hit a tree.

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Posted by: jane Location: Neillsville on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Sadly people seem to learn things the hard way! yes why was this accesible to a five year old and why wasn't the keys out of his reach. Maybe we need to make laws where you have to lock up keys to vehicles so minors don't have access to them? I see my neighbor kids all under 12 years old driving these vehicles on the road every day and just shudder as to what can happen to them, though it don't seem to bother the parents?

Posted by: oh my... Location: here on Aug 26, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Sadly, it is things like this that will get ATV's banned. Outrageous that a 5 year old child was permitted to operate an ATV. Or that it was left accessable to the child. What are people thinking. Who was supposed to be supervising this child? Horrible. ATV's are recreation vehicles to be operated by resposible trained individuals and can be deadly weapon in the wrong hands and should be treated as such. Would you let a 5 year old run around the yard with a loaded gun? Bout the same thing when not dealt with responsibly. My condolences to the family in this unfortunate and sad situation.