A 9-year-old was killed, and a 12-year-old was injured Monday afternoon after a dirt bike collided with a FedEx truck on Midway Road in St. Lucie County. The injured child has since been released from the hospital. Investigators say the two children were riding a dirt bike when they collided with a FedEx truck.
The 9-year-old was killed. The 12-year-old was hurt and is now at home recovering.
Steven Baker, the attorney for the family of the injured 12-year-old, described the injuries the child sustained. He has a few broken bones and a tooth that's fractured, Baker said. Baker says the child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, 15 of them involving children. On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children.