The death of the 9-year-old after he was hit by the golf car in St. George throws concerns

St. George, Utah-Die police, says that a 9-year-old boy who drives with an e-scooter died after being driven by a golf car that was driven by a 12-year-old in a quarter in St. George, which led to the foreground in the region.

Steven Yu drove on May 4 with his e-scooter when he was hit on the corner of 2780 East and Flycatcher Drive in the Woodland estates district. After the crash, Yu was flown to a hospital in Las Vegas, where he stayed in a coma for five days before he died.

“When the Yu family moved here a year ago, my son and Steven met and they became best friends. And Stephen had a heart of gold,” said Cami King, a friend of the Yu family.

The municipality placed ligaments around poles and trees at the intersection where the accident took place.

King says the corner in which the accident took place has ongoing security problems.

“We saw cars flying by. I was almost hit about a week ago,” said King.

The St. George police say that it is illegal for children under the age of 15 to operate golf cars.

“At first it is a violation to allow someone under the age of 15 to drive a golf car. We will quote the children. We will quote the parents for it,” said SGT. Jeremy Nadelt with the St. George police department.

Andy Short, who owns RMT equipment in St. George, sell more than those used in golf courses to create potential security concerns.

“The big thing that children do not know when driving are the laws on the street, you know? When can you use curve signals, when not, when you can stop, when you have to go, where you have to go. That is a big problem,” said Short.

The residents say that the intersection on which YU was killed only blocks from the busy shopping area for dinosaur transfer and runs vehicles with little signage.

According to reports, the city has informed the residents that additional security measures can be carried out if they drive more than 400 vehicles in an hour. According to King, Yus family, however, immediate wants to act.

“You want to change to protect other children. I would like to see a four-way stop. I would like to see speed bumps. We have to have something that slows down this traffic. This is unacceptable,” said King.

“We don't want deaths with this what is the biggest. There are people out there, 'Oh, let children have fun.' If you have to tell the parents that your child has died, it is difficult, “said needles.