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EMS personnel from Americare Ambulance Service work on a 14 year old female victim of a 4 wheeler accident.
Livingston Youth Hospitalized from 4 Wheeler Accident, LIVINGSTON, March 29, 2013 - At approximately 4:40 pm on March 29, 2013, a 4 wheel ATV driven by three local youths was east-bound on Hensley Drive in the subdivision of Wiggins Village I.  The 4 wheeler left the road to the left and entered a drainage ditch and flipped ejecteing the three riders.  One of the riders (a 14 year old female) sustained injuries inlcuding a possible broken arm.  The other two youths sustained bumps and bruises, but were okay.  Americare Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Troopers Chris Cain, Corporal Ramey Bass, and Kevin Burman (all with the Texas Highway Patrol).  The 14 year old girl was treated at the scene an transported by ambulance to Livingston Memorial Hospital.  According to Trooper Cain, the accident remains under investigation.
 
Special thank you:  Ken with Ken's Towing
 
4 Wheelers are dangerous but parents continue to let kids ride them unsupervised.

Trooper Chris Cain is the accident investigator.
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