Teenage Boy Struck And Killed While Skateboarding In Ramona

RAMONA, CA — A teenage boy died in Romona Tuesday when he was struck by a pickup truck while skateboarding on a residential road in the San Diego Country Estates neighborhood, authorities said Wednesday.

The 20-year-old truck driver remained at the scene and attempted to help the boy, but he died at the scene, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Christy.

The crash occurred around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday on Barona Mesa Road near La Plata Court, in a neighborhood south of San Vicente Road, Christy said.

Two teenagers were riding skateboards to the east in the eastbound lane of Barona Mesa Road and another teen was riding a bicycle eastbound in the westbound lane, Christy said. A 20-year-old Ramona man was driving a 2001 Ford F-150 eastbound on Barona Mesa Road. When he came around a left-hand curve in the road, the front of the truck struck one of the boys, who was riding his skateboard in the middle of the eastbound lane.

The driver stopped immediately and began rendering medical aid to the victim, the officer said. The youth was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was withheld pending family notification.

Intoxication was not a factor in the crash, Christy said.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.