13-year-old hit by pickup truck in Dawson
GSP says the teenage boy died on the way to the hospital but was brought back to life by EMS
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TERRELL COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — A 13-year-old boy was seriously hurt after being hit by a pickup truck in Dawson.
Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Dawson Police Department confirmed the accident happened on Rountree Drive SW (GA-520/Highway 82) around 8:41 p.m. on Oct. 21.
GSP says the teen and another person were walking across the roadway when he was hit by a Ford F-150 driving east.
The 13-year-old boy had life-threatening injuries and flatlined on the way to the hospital, but was revived by EMS, GSP said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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