A 9-year-old boy is at a local hospital after an ATV crash late Sunday afternoon.
It happened on Hwy. 83, south of Glencoe in St. Mary Parish.
According to St. Mary Parish Fire Chief Clarence Clark, a preliminary investigation has revealed that the 9-year-old boy was on the ATV with his father, on the highway when something went wrong that caused life-threatening injuries to the boy.
The 9-year-old was taken by med-flight to a hospital.
His father reportedly received only minor injuries, Clark said.
The investigation is on-going.