The father of a 6-year-old Washington County boy pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge in connection with a utility vehicle rollover crash that left another young boy seriously injured.

On Jan. 6, 2024, Samuel Kelley’s son drove two visiting boys in the Kelley family’s Polaris Ranger 500 utility vehicle in the 9000 block of Lansing Avenue North near Grant. As the child was driving, the vehicle rolled onto its right side and pinned one of the young boys underneath. The boy was found unconscious and seriously injured, according to authorities.

“I let my son operate an ATV with two other kids with him, that he shouldn’t have been operating due to his age,” Kelley said during the hearing.

Around 8:30 a.m. Jan. 6, a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy found Kelley, 56, kneeling o

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