May 11, 2020

8-year-old Kansas boy dies when ATV rolls in field

Posted May 11, 2020 4:52 PM

DEERFIELD, Kan. (AP)— An 8-year-old Garden City boy died when an ATV he was riding on rolled over.

Kearny County authorities say the crash occurred around noon Sunday about 7 miles northeast of Deerfield.

Twenty-year-old Daniel Rodriguez and 8-year-old Aiden Hernandez were riding on the ATV in a field next to a house when it rolled at least once.

The Kearny County Sheriff's Office says Rodriguez and Aiden were both thrown from the vehicle. They were not wearing helmets. Aiden died at a hospital. Rodriguez was not injured.