COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A family is mourning the loss of a 16-year-old boy who Died after ATV accident in south Columbus.

The accident occurred on Tuesday, November 5. The ATV, which had Felix Estrada as a passenger, was traveling illegally on a city street when it collided with a car at an intersection around 2:30 p.m. Both Estrada and the driver were thrown from the 4-wheeler and taken to Grant Hospital. , where Estrada later died.

“My chest was heavy, my heart hurt,” said Makeya Wylie, Estrada’s older sister. “I just knelt down and prayed and prayed and prayed.”

Wylie recalled his brother’s cheerful nature, saying, “He was just an all-around great person. There was never a time when I don’t remember Felix not smiling or being happy, and it has really taken its toll on a lot of us.” us, the family.” members, friends.”

Estrada had recently started high school.

“He just went to homecoming, the first one in his life,” Wylie said. “He was a great kid, not only because he was my family, but he was a great person in every way.”

Family and friends plan to honor Estrada and raise funds for his burial on Monday at 4 pm at Colton’s Place in Hilltop.

Wylie vowed to keep his brother’s memory alive, saying, “Felix will live on through me, my children and my grandchildren forever. I will never forget his smile. I will never forget his laugh. I will never forget his voice.”

It is illegal to ride ATVs and dirt bikes on the streets of Columbus City. Columbus Police have repeatedly targeted law breakers and reckless drivers during “Operation Wheels Down.”

It is a specific law enforcement in which illegal drivers can be fined and arrested and their ATVs and bicycles can be confiscated.