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Gracie Abbott, 13, a Maddox Middle School eighth-grader, killed, after losing control of her ATV, and overturning on Old Glory Drive in Jasper.

Date: 
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Area: 
Birmingham, AL
A Maddox Middle School eighth-grader died late Sunday night from injuries she sustained in an ATV crash earlier in the day. Gracie Abbott, 13, was airlifted to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham after the accident, which happened near Old Glory Drive, just off Fall City Road. Abbott was driving the ATV but lost control and the vehicle flipped, throwing Abbott and two of her cousins from the vehicle, officials said. Abbott was airlifted to the hospital with a severe head injury, but efforts to revive her failed.

16-year-old girl critically injured, 12-year-old girl suffers minor injuries, both transported to hospital, after their ATV crashes into a parked vehicle near 36th and Minnezonna Avenues in Phoenix.

Date: 
Friday, April 18, 2014
Area: 
Phoenix, AZ
Two girls were taken to the hospital after they were injured Saturday evening in an ATV accident, police say. A 12-year-old, later identified as Stephanie Quinonez, and 16-year-old, later identified as Shiely Quinonez, were riding an ATV near 36th and Minnezona avenues, said Sgt. Steve Martos, spokesman for the Phoenix Police Department. The girls were trying to take a photo when the ATV they were riding on collided with a parked vehicle, Martos said.

Charles Jones, 14, killed after he is struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to cross U.S. 79 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Date: 
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Area: 
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR

Police in Pine Bluff say the suspected driver in a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a teenager has been arrested. Police told reporters that 14-year-old Charles Jones was killed Friday night when he was struck while crossing U.S. 79 on the city's south side. Police say witnesses reported that the driver left the scene -- but a car matching the description of the one that struck Jones was later found and the suspected driver arrested early Saturday.

Benjamin Clem, 5, killed after he is struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his scooter in a yard on Grandel Boulevard in Louisville, Kentucky

Date: 
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Area: 
Louisville, KY
A five-year-old boy died after Louisville Metro Police say a hit-and-run driver drove his minivan onto the sidewalk and struck the child as he rode his scooter in a yard. Authorities say the child was taken to Kosair Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police arrested a suspect, Edward Pearce, age 24, on Skyline Drive, near his home, a short time later. Pearce is charged with murder, DUI, fleeing and evading, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance.

 

2 Marysville school children slightly injured, taken to hospital, after their school bus collides with a tractor-trailer on Highway 9 near Marysville.

Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Area: 
Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Two children hit their heads when a school bus and a semi truck crashed near Marysville. The crash occurred on Highway 9 at 84th Street shortly after 9 a.m. Both an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old hit their heads during the crash and were transported to the hospital as a precaution, according to the Mukilteo School District. The Washington State Patrol said their injuries were minor. The driver was not hurt. The two children were the only passengers on the bus. WSP said the school bus was unable to stop in time and hit the semitruck from behind.

Ethan Vasquez, 13, killed, and Sandy Vasquez critically injured after their car is struck by a hit-and-run minivan alluding police in Dallas, Texas

Date: 
Monday, April 14, 2014
Area: 
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Extra psychologists are at William B Travis Academy in Uptown Dallas Wednesday where 13-year-old Ethan Vasquez attended school. Vasquez was killed Tuesday morning during a hit-and-run crash with a driver trying to elude police. The boy's mother, Sandy Vasquez, was critically injured in the crash and remains hospitalized. The school Vasquez attended is for academically gifted 4th through 8th graders who have some of the top STAAR test scores in the state.

9-year-old girl, a student at Ruth Eriksson Elementary School, killed, after she is struck by a car on N. Haggerty Road, outside the school, in Canton, Michigan

Date: 
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Area: 
Detroit, MI
A 9-year-old girl died Monday after being hit by a car outside of the Ruth Eriksson Elementary School in Canton. Canton police and firefighters responded to the accident around 8:30 a.m. at the school at 1275 N. Haggerty Road. Police believe the young girl might have attempted to regain entry into her vehicle and was subsequently struck as the vehicle pulled away. Canton paramedics transported the child to the University of Michigan Hospital, where she later died.

Malik Herron, 13, killed, one other teen slightly injured, taken to hospital, after they are struck by a truck that fled the scene while walking on Vermont Street in Gary, Indiana

Date: 
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Area: 
Chicago, IL
Police in Gary, Ind., said they might have found the truck involved in a hit-and-run that killed a 13-year-old boy this weekend. Malik Herron was walking with his friend in the 4900 block of Vermont Street Saturday night, when a large, dark-colored vehicle left the road and struck both boys. Herron died, his friend was only slightly hurt.

Caylen Holloway, 6, critically injured after he is struck by a hit-and-run driver on Walford Avenue in Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Date: 
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Area: 
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Warrensville Heights Police are investigating a hit-skip crash that left a 6-year-old in critical condition at University Hospital’s Rainbow Babies. According to a police report, officers were called out 4657 Walford Avenue around 7:05 p.m. on Sunday, April 13 after a child was struck by a car. Officers arrived on scene and along with the Warrensville Heights Fire Department and located Caylen Holloway, 6, along with his parents.

Zykeith Harris, 14, killed, one other teen seriously injured after they are struck by a hit and run driver while walking on the Gordon Highway in Augusta, Georgia

Date: 
Friday, April 11, 2014
Area: 
Augusta, GA

Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver after a teenage pedestrian was killed and another injured on Gordon Highway late Saturday. Deputy Coroner Kenneth Boose pronounced Zykeith Harris, 14, of Augusta, dead early today. An autopsy will be performed in Atlanta, he said. The second teen was taken to Georgia Regents Medical Center with serious injuries. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in identifying the vehicle that struck the two youths on the 1400 block of Gordon Highway near Dan Bowles Road after 11 p.m. Saturday.