Teen skateboarder fatally hit by car on SR-79 in Warner Springs

Publish Date: 2023/07/31

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — A 16-year-old boy died Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle while skateboarding on State Route 79 in Warner Springs, reports ABC10 News.

The California Highway Patrol confirmed the fatal incident occurred on the southbound side of SR-79 near Peralta Drive. It was first reported shortly after 8:00 p.m.

A preliminary investigation shows the teen was on a skateboard traveling northbound in the southbound lane. At one point, he was hit by a southbound Mitsubishi vehicle whose 74-year-old male driver was unable to swerve out of the way in time.

First responders rushed the victim to Inland Valley Hospital, but he died shortly after arriving.

No injuries to the driver or his passenger, a 70-year-old woman, were reported.

An investigation was underway, but the CHP has said that drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash.

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