A four-year-old boy died Sunday night in an ATV accident in Forsyth County. It happened on Valley Stream Drive near Campground Road.
FORSYTH CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE:
The A(vehicle) was operated by a 16-year-old (boy) from Cumming and a four-year-old was a passenger, Neither were wearing helmets.
As the ATV was traveling eastbound on Valley Stream Drive, it appears the driver applied the brakes then turned sharply to the right. The ATV was traveling too fast for that maneuver causing it to overturn. Both boys were thrown from the (the vehicle). The 4-year-old was pronounced deceased at the scene and the 16-year-old was transported to North Fulton Medical Center with minor injuries.
This case remains under investigation by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Specialist Unit.”