8-year-old girl dies in ATV accident
– On Thursday evening at approximately 7 p.m., Joshua Lee Weaver of Paso Robles was driving his 2014 Polaris Razor ATV southbound on Heritage Loop Road north of Heritage Road within the private community of Heritage Ranch at an unknown speed.
Weaver and an eight-year-old female passenger were both seated in the driver seat without restraints in place when Weaver lost control of the Polaris, California Highway Patrol reports.
The Polaris rolled onto its left side ejecting Weaver and the juvenile passenger. The Polaris was found on top of the driver who was on top of the juvenile passenger, according to CHP.
The juvenile passenger was transported to Twin Cities Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. Weaver sustained abrasions to his head, left hand and both legs.
CHP reports that alcohol was not suspected to be a factor in the incident.
Restraints and helmets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Slow down!!!! So sad!!!!!!!!! That father will be haunted by this all his life now. Very sad.
My prayers to the family, and may Peace be with you.
It's so sad! A couple of years ago, there were about five kids straddling a golf cart in HR on my street and a kid fell off and paramedics were called. He hit his head so hard I was surprised that it wasn't worse. Again, no helmets, no seatbelts, you just don't think you need them because golf carts aren't supposed to be going fast. But hit a bump in the road or a rock or curb a little too fast and it's not like a car with more protection. We need to remember this the next time our kids head out… they need to repeat the rules and we need to enforce them. So sad. My prayers going out to this family as well.
Restraints and helmets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Slow down!!!! So sad!!!!!!!!! That father will be haunted by this all his life now. Very sad.
My prayers to the family, and may Peace be with you.
It's so sad! A couple of years ago, there were about five kids straddling a golf cart in HR on my street and a kid fell off and paramedics were called. He hit his head so hard I was surprised that it wasn't worse. Again, no helmets, no seatbelts, you just don't think you need them because golf carts aren't supposed to be going fast. But hit a bump in the road or a rock or curb a little too fast and it's not like a car with more protection. We need to remember this the next time our kids head out… they need to repeat the rules and we need to enforce them. So sad. My prayers going out to this family as well.