Forklift kills Tennessee teenager Sunday afternoon
A witness reported that Jayden was doing donuts on the forklift when it overturned.
Published: Feb. 21, 2022 at 12:41 PM CST
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV/WVLT) – A 15-year-old from Tennessee was killed Sunday afternoon by an overturned forklift, said Metro police.
According to officials, Jayden Dalton, 15, of Nashville, died Sunday afternoon when a forklift that he was allegedly playing on/operating overturned on top of him in a lot of an equipment rental business located on 505 Davidson Street.
Police said Dalton and another teen allegedly started the engines to machinery on the lot. A witness reported that Jayden was doing donuts on the forklift when it overturned.
Maplewood High school, Jayden’s former school, sent out this statemen.t:
Metro police classified his death as accidental.
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