Rural Louisville Boy Dies Due to Injuries from Side-by-Side Crash

A 12-year-old rural Louisville boy has died from injuries sustained in a Friday night side-by-side accident in the rural Sailor Springs area.

The boy is identified as Caide Weidner.

State Police say he was thrown from a side by side while traveling on Bucktown Lane three miles east of Sailor Springs.  He was transported to Clay County Hospital in Flora and then airlifted by medical helicopter to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis where he passed away late Sunday afternoon.

The Clay City Fire Department, County Sheriff’s Department and Clay County Rescue all assisted at the scene.