An 11-year-old boy was taken off life support with family by his side days after being airlifted to the hospital following a serious crash in Anne Arundel County, officials announced.
At approximately 7 p.m. on May 31, officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called to the area of Forest Drive and South Cherry Grove Avenue to investigate a multi-vehicle crash.
According to police, a blue Toyota Highlander being driven by a 17-year-old was turning left from Forest Drive onto South Cherry Grove Avenue, failing to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic when it was struck by a vehicle.
The 11-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted by Maryland State Police to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital in Baltimore, where he later died from his injuries, the department announced on Thursday, June 6.
A 9-year-old, and both drivers were also taken to area hospitals with less severe injuries.
