TWO-YEAR-OLD INJURED IN ATV ACCIDENT -- ATV DRIVEN BY 10-YEAR-OLD BROTHER
EL PASO, TX
A toddler is hurt in Northeast El Paso while riding as a passenger on an ATV Sunday evening.
It happened a little after 5pm when police say a 2-year-old boy was riding on the back of the All Terrain Vehicle, while his 10-year-old brother was driving.
According to police, the kids hit a rough patch of terrain and the toddler was thrown off the ATV, landing on his face. A passerby on another ATV found the child and called for help.
The boy was not wearing any kind of protective gear and was taken to the hospital with a serious laceration his eye. The boy's older brother was not hurt.
Police say they're pressing charges against the father for allowing his sons to ride the vehicle.