A young child was flown to Nationwide Children's Hospital with serious injuries, Saturday, after falling from a moving vehicle at a State Park in Jackson County.
According to the Jackson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Troopers were dispatched to Lake Alma State Park near Wellston shortly after 6:00 p.m. on a report that a small child had been struck by a moving vehicle. The incident occurred in the upper parking lot of the beach area.
When Troopers arrived, Vinton County Emergency Medical Personnel were already on scene treating the five-year-old female victim.
The parents of the of the girl, Tiara and Allen Wamsley, of Athens County, told investigators that their five-year-old daughter had somehow gotten out of her car booster seat and then exited the vehicle via its back window while the vehicle was in motion. The child fell to the ground from the window and was then stuck by the vehicle. Witnesses provided similar information when questioned by Troopers.
Med Flight responded to the scene and transported the child to Children’s Hospital in Columbus with serious injuries.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division was also on scene as were numerous park employees providing assistance.