A single vehicle crash at approximately 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, has claimed the life of a child.
The 7- year-old was fatally injured when the Polaris all-terrain vehicle (ATV), on which the child was a passenger, left the roadway and overturned. The 7-year-old was pronounced deceased at the scene. Patricia D. Johnson, 28, of Boaz, the driver of the ATV, was injured and transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The crash occurred on Brock Road near Miller Road, approximately five miles west of Boaz, in Marshall County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.