Child dies after being struck by truck in Athens

By Joe Johnson

A child has died from injuries he suffered last weekend when struck by a pickup truck in eastside Athens.

The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. on August 8th when 9-year-old Maxton Ball of Ellenwood wandered into the intersection of Lexington and Whit Davis roads, where he was struck by a Dodge Ram,

Police said that the child entered the roadway from the former Hardee’s parking lot but didn’t say how that happened.

Ball Died in the hospital three days later.

The incident continues to be investigated by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, which asks for anyone with information about to contact Senior Police Officer Barnard 762-400-7222