A one-vehicle crash Monday night on Highway 109 near its intersection with Mountain View Road killed a nine-year-old boy and injured six other juveniles and the driver.
Pike County Elementary School principal Tammy Bell has identified the dead child as Bradley Shinkle, a third grader.
An account has been set up at United Bank for donations to help cover medical expenses for the victims siblings, 4-year-old Gracie and 13-year-old Christopher, who were also injured in the wreck. Donations may be made at any United Bank branch, payable to the Shinkle family or Benefit for Bradley Shinkle. Payments can be mailed to United Bank, P.O. Box 945, Zebulon GA 30295.
"He is a single father and is having to miss a lot of work," the victim's uncle Jereme Cheney said of the elder Shinkle. "He is still up at Egleston with his two other children."
Accident scene on Hwy. 109 in Pike County.
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The mom who is also the grandmother of the little boy who was killed is one of my dearest friends. I spoke with her this morning and her 2 daughters one in 8th grade and one in 9th grade are in very serious condition at eagleston and atl.medical.
The 8th grader has a ruptured spleen and several other serious injuries,the 9th grader has a brok back,broke shoulder, and other serious injuries.
Two of her sons were treated and released,her grand daughter has serious injuries.
These children are some of the best children you could ever meet, because their parents have raised so right. They were on their way to church to practice for a Christmas play,so please be in prayer for everyone in this family.
I'm so sorry to hear that any children were hurt much more so that one died. The family's Christmases from now on will be tarnished with the memory of the loss. My prayers go out to the family.
People please, please, please slow down on these wet roads. It looks as though this kinda of weather is going to be around for quite a while.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
the SUV had a third row seat
two up front
three in the middle
and two in the very back seat
all children WERE WEARING SEATBELTS
they all have marks to prove it
wearing seat belts. to see the bruises and marks
left behind you can clearly see it is true. the
rule in my car is to always wear one. there was
a third row seat. when the accident happened and
the car hit the trees the impact was so severe
some seatbelts broke.
If so was the adult driving.
If not how old was the child that was driving?
It reads in the articles that the person that was driving not old enough to have this type of responsibilty of such young lives.
My heart goes out to the mother and father of the younger ones.
They will someday realize that there brother is now going to be there guardian angel watching over them.