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Just after 4 p.m. Saturday at 9th and Front streets, Brenden Rogers of Boise was reportedly riding his skateboard on the sidewalk when a pickup driven by a 43-year-old Boise man struck him while driving out of a parking garage. According to the Boise Police Department, "The boy was conscious and able to jump up immediately after the collision," but he died after being brought to an area hospital of blunt force trauma. Drugs and alcohol are not currently suspected. Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call Ada County dispatchers at (208) 377-6790.
At about 6:20pm, Valerio and a few friends were all skateboarding on the sidewalk of Trabucco Road, but when one of the skateboards accidentally rolled free into the roadway, Valerio tried to retrieve it and was hit and critically injured by an SUV. Valerio was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital. The driver stayed at the scene of the crash.
West Valley City police have identified a "person of interest" in a hit-and-run accident that left a skateboarder in critical condition. Law enforcement officers want to talk with Joseph Crecencio Granados, 32, in connection with the Tuesday night crash that left a 21-year-old man in a coma on Wednesday. The victim was hit by a 1997 Acura RL as he rode his skateboard north near 4000 West and 4215 South about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Gunnar Miller, 19, of Eagan, died Tuesday night following a skateboard crash in St. Paul, Minnesota. The accident occured around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14 at Carroll and Prior avenue when Miller asked a driver at a stop sign if he could hold their car mirror to go "skitching", a slang term for holding on to a car while skate boarding down the road. Miller travelled a short distance when he fell and hit his head on the pavement. Miller was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Miller was taken to Regions Hospital with a severe head injury, where he later died.
At 8:24 on Tuesday, a dark colored SUV hit a 17-year-old who was riding his skateboard. The SUV was coming from the Berkeley County area on Highway 41 when it hit the victim who was crossing the roadway from Dunes West towards Rivertowne. The SUV continued down Highway 41 towards Highway 17 without stopping. The victim was taken to the hospital.
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