Saturday, September 15, 2018

One injured in park crash

A vehicle accidentally crashed through a fence at the soccer field this morning at Marion-Crittenden County Park.

A youth soccer match was going on and at least one boy was injured. The child was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

All matches were cancelled.

“It was just awful. Kids were running and parents were running. The car shot out there so fast,” said a woman whose child was playing in the match.

Bystanders said it was an elderly woman behind the wheel. Marion Police Department is investingating the incident.

Stay tuned for more details as they become available.