Crime & Safety
Lexus Slams Skateboarder, Takes Off
A boy went to the hospital after he was hit and dragged by an SUV that ran a stop sign at Ola Vista and Santa Barbara Wednesday.
A child suffered from an apparent broken hip, stomach cuts and scrapes on both arms after a Lexus SUV ran a stop sign, hit the boy and dragged him several yards Wednesday.
The boy was skateboarding at about 1:30 p.m. at the intersection where South Ola Vista becomes Avenida Santa Barbara when witnesses say the gold SUV, bearing Nevada plates, ran a stop sign and smashed into the boy, said San Clemente Police Services Sgt. Scott Kennedy.
The driver then sped off. Paramedics transported the boy to Mission Hospital for his injuries.
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No other decriptive information was available, but Kennedy urged anyone with further details to call the police at 949-361-8230.
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