Skateboarder Killed by Car Over Weekend Was 15 Years Old

SONOMA COUNTY, CA – A 15-year-old boy died after he was struck by a SUV while skateboarding in Fulton northwest of Santa Rosa on Friday night.

The teen, a Santa Rosa resident, was on a skateboard on Fulton Road near River Road when he veered onto the roadway into the path of a northbound GMC Yukon around 9:15 p.m., California Highway Patrol officials
said.

The teen died at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the CHP. His name has not yet been released.

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