Sandro McIlroy, 15, dies in fall on skateboard at Epping Road and Paseo Del Mar in Palos Verdes, California
Pedestrian struck, killed near exclusive Palos Verdes High School
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday night near Palos Verdes High School.
Deadly skateboard tragedy: Towed teen killed in Palos Verdes
A 15-year-old boy from Manhattan Beach was killed when he fell from his skateboard while being pulled by a vehicle driven by another teen near Palos Verdes High School, police said Saturday.
TEEN DIES WHILE SKATEBOARDING, HOLDING ON TO CAR
The incident happened at 7:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Epping Road. The 15-year-old boy was riding his skateboard westbound on the road, just west of Chelsea Road, when he grabbed onto a 2015 Jeep that passed him going about 10 mph. At some point, the boy lost control of his skateboard, which caused him to hit the outer rear tire of the Jeep. He then fell, hitting his head on the roadway. The 18-year-old driver of the Jeep, along with two of her friends in the car, called 911 after realizing the teen had major injuries to his head.
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