15-Year-Old Boy On Electric Motor Bike Fatally Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Menifee: Police

MENIFEE, CA — Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 15-year-old boy riding an electric motor bike Wednesday night in Menifee, authorities said.

The collision happened just after 8 p.m. near Briggs and Garbani roads, according to the Menifee Police Department.

Police said that the victim, whose identity was not released, was riding his eMoto, an off-road electrically powered motorcross-style bike, in the southbound lanes of Briggs when he was struck.

Police said witnesses reported seeing a white vehicle traveling south on Briggs Road while dragging a bicycle underneath its front end.

After the bike became dislodged from the suspected vehicle, the driver continued traveling southbound without slowing down, according to the Menifee Police Department.

The victim was found lying on Briggs Road, just north of Garbani Road, suffering from a severe head wound. Paramedics from the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department pronounced the teenager dead at the scene minutes later.

The vehicle was described as a white "SUV-type," possibly a minivan, likely with damage to the front bumper area and passenger-side headlight, according to the Menifee Police Department.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has additional information related to the investigation was asked to contact Menifee Police Department at 951-723-1500.