Six-year-old accidentally killed by father's golf ball

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A six-year-old girl has died after she was struck in the head by a golf ball that her father hit. 9News

A six-year-old girl has died after she was struck in the head by a golf ball that her father hit, authorities said.

Aria Hill was sitting in a parked golf cart on a path to the left of where her father was teeing off on Monday, according to Orem Police Lieutenant Trent Colledge. Aria Hill died on Monday after her father accidentally hit her in the head with a golf ball at Sleepy Ridge golf course, in Orem Utah. The young girl was flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City in critical condition and died from her injuries later Monday evening.

The incident is being investigated as a tragic accident, Colledge said, adding that police are not pursuing charges.

 

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