ATV wreck near US 90, Saturday injures 11 year old

Lifeflight helicopter lands at Gulf Pump Road to pick up eleven year old ATV driver after a car pulled in front of him.

CROSBY – An eleven year old was riding his ATV Saturday at about 3:40 p.m. near Down South Off-Road when a car pulled in front of him.

The driver swerved to miss the car but the resulting accident apparently caused some trauma to they young driver’s chest.

After Gulf Pump Road was closed and rescue squads responded again this week, it was deterined that no rescue was needed.

Drivers on the Beaumont Highway and vicinity need to be aware of the RackRock & Concert from April 17 until April 19.