MENIFEE, CA — An SUV linked to a hit-and-run on the east end of Menifee that claimed the life of a boy on an electric motor bike was impounded by police, but the suspect is not in custody, authorities said Tuesday.
The white 2004 Toyota Sienna was seized over the weekend, according to the Menifee Police Department.
Agency spokesman Chase Coburn said the investigation was ongoing Tuesday, with Traffic Unit detectives "pursuing all leads and exhausting all available resources to bring this case to a close."
He did not disclose exactly where or how the Toyota was located. Nor was there any word on whether investigators were any closer to identifying a suspect.
The fatality occurred shortly after 8 p.m. last Wednesday in the area of Briggs and Garbani roads.
The 15-year-old victim, whose identity has yet to be publicly released, was riding his eMoto, an off-road electrically powered motorcycle, in the southbound lanes of Briggs when he was struck.
"Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle traveling south on Briggs ... while dragging (the eMoto) underneath its front end," according to Coburn.
After the device became dislodged from the SUV, the person at the wheel continued southbound without slowing down, investigators said.
The victim was found on Briggs, just north of Garbani, suffering from a severe head wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later by Riverside County Fire Department paramedics.
Anyone with information was urged to contact the police department's Traffic Unit at 951-723-1500.
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