Oct 25, 2023

4-year-old dead, 3 children injured after UTV overturns

Posted Oct 25, 2023 8:00 AM

PETTIS COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities have identified the driver in a fatal UTV accident that occurred just after 4:30p.m. Sunday in Pettis County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 CanAm UTV driven by April M. Headley, 34, Sedalia, was northbound in a yard at 25312 Liberty School Road.

The driver made a sharp left turn and the UTV overturned. A 4-year-old Sedalia boy was partially ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

A private vehicle transported a 3-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl to Bothwell Hospital. Headley was not injured. Sedalia is located approximately 85 miles southeast of Kansas City.