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Serious injury and a fatality from two Summer go-kart accidents.

Posted on Sep 22, 2009

Over the summer there were several motor vehicle accidents involving go-karts on public roads. Go-karts are not authorized by law to be driven on public roads; here is a brief news summary on two of these accidents.

On July 6, 2009, a teen was injured when a pick-up truck hit his go-kart on Dixie County Road 346 south of Old Town. Brandon Houtsma, the driver of the pick-up truck, hit the go-kart driven by Patrick Allen, 15, who failed to stop at an intersection. Allan suffered serious injuries from the accident and was taken to Shands at the University of Florida. Both Allan and the passenger of the go-kart, Seth Daily, 21, who was not injured, were wearing seatbelts, but not helmets. Houtsma and his passenger were not injured.

On August 23, 2009, a 13-year-old teenager, riding a go-kart on the streets of Miami, died when his go-kart was hit by an SUV. The teen had to be airlifted to the nearest hospital where he died from the severity of his injuries. The SUV driver will not be charged.

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