Two-year-old girl dies after falling from UTV in horrifying accident
A two-year-old girl died horribly on Saturday after she fell and was later hit by an overcrowded commercial vehicle.
Ellieana Mishoe of Aiken tragically died after falling from the UTV (utility terrain vehicle) carrying three other passengers, including another two-year-old child, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol.
“The toddler appeared to have fallen from the vehicle and was ultimately run over by it,” a state police spokesman said. WMBF news.
The harrowing crash happened around 5:15 p.m. on a dimly lit Bay View Drive in Aiken, just 12 miles north of Loris.
Ellieana’s father, Woody Mishoe, has since shared an emotional tribute to his late daughter on social media, describing her as “my world.”
He wrote: ‘This world is hard and mean. Hold your babies and family tight. My beautiful PUNKIN left this world yesterday afternoon to be with Jesus.”
“Ellieana was one of God’s angels sent from heaven, with the sweetest and most outgoing personality of anyone I have ever known. She loved with all her heart and lived to the fullest. The world was her canvas, and she painted it in rainbows every day of her precious life,” the post continued.
Under South Carolina law, children must be at least eight years old to be passengers in a registered UTV while it is being used on the road.
Ellieana Mishoe, of Aiken, died tragically after falling from the UTV, which had three other passengers, including another 2-year-old, South Carolina Highway Patrol said
The toddler appeared to have fallen from the vehicle and was eventually run over by it, state troopers said. Pictured: Ellieana Mishoe and her father, Woody, sit in a UTV
The harrowing crash happened around 5:15 p.m. on a dimly lit Bay View Drive in Aiken, just 12 miles north of Loris.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash, which remains under investigation.
Earlier this year, a Minnesota mother lost two of her four sons after a devastating UTV accident.
On January 7, a UTV driven by her older child collided with a pickup truck, sending her three of her four sons to the hospital.
Lara Dahl said her boys, William and Harrison, ages 15 and 11 respectively, died after the fatal crash that occurred near Wilmar, Minnesota, two weeks ago.
William was driving the Polaris Ranger with his two younger brothers on the way home when their UTV collided with a pickup driven by Matthew Leroy Anderson, 40, who was not injured.
The 15-year-old boy lost his life two days after the crash.
His younger brother, Harrison, was pronounced dead a week later at the same hospital.
‘[Harrison] fought so hard, but his little body couldn’t handle all the stress and trauma. We will miss his witty comments, his energy, his adventurous self,” the stricken mother wrote on a CaringBridge page announcing the tragic news.
The family took their pickup and UTV to a hunting area to pick up trail cameras and deer stands on a normal Sunday afternoon, Lara said.
‘We drove the ranger around, laughing, all the boys showed me where they got their money. It was seriously the best afternoon!’ she wrote.
Lara Dahl lost two of her four sons, William and Harrison Dahls (pictured second and fourth from left), after a UTV (utility all-terrain vehicle) driven by her older child collided with a pick-up truck on January 7 in Wilmar, Minnesota. up. The Dahl brothers pictured from left: Drew, William, Gage and Harrison
“When they got back to the truck, Will, Harry and Drew asked if they could drive the ranger home, something they’ve done dozens of times.”
Lara, her husband, Mike, and their second oldest son, Gage, headed home in the truck and started preparing dinner until they got a call about the crash.
She recalled, “I knew something was wrong because it took so long. Mike was called and we arrived on scene quickly.’
‘Will and Harry weren’t moving, but they were breathing. Drew screamed. We didn’t know how serious their injuries were, but Will was immediately flown from the scene.”
The other two boys, Harrison and Drew, were transported by ambulance and later flown to Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis – the same hospital where William was sent.
William suffered the worst injuries among the three boys, and doctors were unable to detect any brain activity after he was rushed to hospital.
Lara wrote on January 8: ‘Sleepless night of tears, the unknown, and kissing our babies was the most horrible night of our lives.’
After two brain analyzes that showed no activity, William was declared dead.
His family decided to donate his organs to help other children in need.