Trion Police have released more details about a dirt bike accident on Monday that sent a toddler to the hospital.

According to a report obtained by WZQZ News:

On 03/25/24 at approximately 1940 hours, Trion Police Officers were dispatched to a residence on Marsh Avenue in reference to a motorcycle accident involving a 2 year old child. Upon arrival to the scene, the officer observed the 2 year old already inside the ambulance and crying. The officer then spoke to an individual who witnessed the accident. The witness stated that the juvenile driver of the small dirtbike had the 2 year old sitting between him and the handlebars. According to the witness, as they were circling around in the yard and came into the driveway, the driver must have hit the front brakes because the front tire slid out from under them and they crashed into the driveway. The witness stated that the 2 year old was wearing a helmet, but as they started to crash, the helmet came off. The driver attempted to grab and hold onto the 2 year old as they hit the ground.

While investigating the scene, the officer observed the helmet that the 2 year old was wearing and found that it was for an adult, not a small child. The 2 year old hit with his head in the gravel driveway, causing lacerations around his eye area. An EMS worker also advised the officer that the 2 year old had a large knot on the side of his head. The witness stated that he ran and picked up the 2 year old, but he must have been knocked out because he was limp and not saying anything. It was at this point that the witness called for an ambulance.

The officer asked the witness if that was the first time that the juvenile had given the 2 year old a ride on the dirt bike. The witness stated that it was not and that the juvenile gave the 2 year old rides all of the time, probably 40 or so times in total. The officer asked where the mother was during the incident, at which time the witness stated that she had went inside the residence to use the restroom.

The officer was advised that EMS had transported the 2 year old to the Chattooga County ER and was then airlifted by helicopter north.