MADISON COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident involving a go cart has taken the life of a Hartselle juvenile:
“A single-vehicle crash involving a Go Kart occurred at approximately 5:20 p.m. Saturday, August 9, and has claimed the life of a Harvest juvenile.
The 12-year-old was critically injured when the Manco Dingo Go Kart that the juvenile was operating left the roadway and struck a culvert. After the initial impact, the juvenile was thrown from the Go Kart. The juvenile was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment where the youth succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased. The juvenile was not using a helmet at the time of the crash.
The crash occurred on Stewart Road near Mount Lebanon Road, approximately two miles southwest of Meridianville, in Madison County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Corporal Reginal M. King/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
