6-year-old dies after ATV crash in north Harris County

Monday, May 10, 2021
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 6-year-old who was critically injured in an ATV crash involving a vehicle this weekend has died, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

The incident happened Saturday, in the 4400 block of Rosemary Lane near Keith Road in north Harris County.
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Initial reports stated the two were mother and daughter, but a lieutenant with the Harris County Sheriff's Office later said the two are not related.

"At first, we thought it was a mother and daughter, but we learned after they were transported that it was a 17-year-old and a 6-year-old and they're not related at all," he said.

The 17-year-old died at the hospital and the 6-year-old victim was in critical condition. But on Monday, Gonzalez shared the tragic update that the 6-year-old was determined to have irreversible loss of brain function.


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A GoFundMe was created to help the family of the 6-year-old victim cover funeral costs and help her parents.

The driver of the vehicle was also sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.



It's unclear what led to the crash, but photos posted by authorities on Twitter showed a black SUV in a ditch and a mangled ATV.

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