Crime & Safety

San Clemente Skateboarder Struck By Car

A 13-year-old girl suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a car at Mira Costa Park.

A 13-year-old girl who was on a skateboard suffered severe head injuries when she was struck by a vehicle in front of Mira Costa Park on Camino Mira Costa in San Clemente at 6:20 p.m., says Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority.

She was taken to the trauma center at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo in critical condition. She was not wearing a helmet. If she had, she probably wouldn’t have been so severely hurt, Concialdi says.

The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with sheriff’s deputies investigating the crash.

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