Preliminary investigations indicated that the boy was driving a REX110 ATV with an 8-year-old passenger heading northbound on the sidewalk between the 900 and 1000 block of Mission Boulevard.

Six-year-old Jason Alvarado was riding an ATV down a suburban Chicago sidewalk with a friend when an unexpected tragedy occurred that took the young boy's life.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A young boy on Spring Break died after police said he crashed an ATV into a tree on Saturday in the south suburbs. The crash happened at about 5:04 p.m. in the 900-block of Mission Boulevard, Joliet police said. A 6-year-old boy was driving a REX110 ATV on the sidewalk with an 8-year-old boy as a passenger.