A tragic UTV accident left a 12-year-old boy dead and 2 teenagers seriously injured after crashing into a pick-up truck.

RUNNING A STOP SIGN

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The accident happened in Waxahachie after a 2008 Cam-am Defender failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the side of a truck. 

A 16-year-old was driving the UTV with a 12-year-old boy and two 14-year-olds rising as passengers. When the UTV approached a stop sign, the 16-year-old blew past it, which sent the UTV right into the passenger side of a Ford Ranger. The impact was so severe that it set off all the airbags in the pick-up truck. All of the kids in the UTV were ejected when it rolled over.

THE SAD AFTERMATH

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According to DPS, the 12-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene and the other teenagers were severely injured. The 70-year-old driver of the pick-up truck and his wife were unharmed. DPS concluded the driver of the pick-up was not at fault and had the right away. 

DPS Sgt. Williams Lockridge explains, "While this is a tragedy, we want to take this as a teaching moment to let people know these things are fun, they're a lot of fun, but they're not built to be on public roadways. Lockridge clarifies "UTVs are not street-legal vehicles and accidents like this are becoming far too common.

KEEP UTV'S OFF OF PUBLIC ROADS

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UTVs can be regularly spotted traveling down smaller neighborhood roads and in the downtown area. Hopefully, this is a tragic, but eye-opening situation and helps people realize, that these types of vehicles have no business being driven on a public road. 

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