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Driver charged in death of 9-year-old boy who was riding ATV

Boy identified as Mai’Juan Calderin

Mai’Juan Calderin

DETROIT – A 20-year-old man accused of reckless driving was charged Monday in the death of a 9-year-old Detroit boy who was struck while riding an all-terrain vehicle.

Daveon Hardiman of Roseville was driving in the wrong direction and over the speed limit Saturday when he struck the ATV, authorities said.

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Hardiman was charged with reckless driving causing death, the Wayne County prosecutor's office said. It wasn't immediately known if he has a lawyer who could comment.

The boy was identified as Mai’Juan Calderin.

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