On Sunday, July 13th at approximately 5:03 p.m., Gainesville Police Officers were dispatched to the 3100 block of East U.S. Highway 82 in Gainesville, Texas, in response to a major crash involving a Polaris side-by-side utility vehicle rollover with multiple children injured.
The preliminary investigation revealed that four boys, ranging in age from six to thirteen, were riding the Polaris in a parking lot when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to roll and eject all four occupants. When officers arrived, CPR had already been initiated on the six-year-old child.
All four children were transported by emergency medical services. One child was airlifted to a metroplex hospital, while two others were treated locally. Despite lifesaving efforts, the six-year-old child died from his injuries.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Gainesville Police Department at (940) 668-7777 or through their official Facebook page at Facebook.com/GTPolice. Anonymous tips can be submitted to the Crimes Tip Hotline at (940) 612-0000.
