Saturday, December 1, 2012

2-year-old with local ties dies in Eddyville accident


Kentucky State Police conducted a death investigation Friday in Eddyville when a two-year-old boy fell from a skid steer and was fatally injured. Police received a 911 call at 12:35 p.m., advising that the child had been severely injured and was being transported to the Caldwell Medical Center’s emergency room by a private vehicle.

The child, Charles Bobinsky IV of Eddyville had been riding with his grandfather, Charles Bobinsky, 52, of Eddyville, who was operating a skid steer loader on his private property.  The child fell off the skid steer and received a massive head injury, state police said in a news relesae. The child died at the Caldwell hospital. The boy has relatives in Crittenden County, including his father Jason Mullinix.

The investigation is continuing by Master Trooper Chris Anderson.