A 16-year-old boy riding a skateboard has been struck and injured by a hit-and-run SUV driver in San Clemente, according to a news report.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that Hunter Bogert was skateboarding when he fell at the intersection of Ola Vista and Avenida Santa Barbara in San Clemente. When he was attempting to get up, a gold Lexus SUV rolled through a stop sign while turning left from Santa Barbara onto Ola Vista and struck Bogert, dragging him and rolling over him twice.
Bogert’s friend Conner Covy said he ran up to the SUV and slammed on the window to get the driver to stop, but the SUV keep going and left the scene. Authorities are looking for the gold-colored Lexus SUV, which has Nevada license plates with an image of Las Vegas, and was being driven by a middle-aged, dark-haired female at the time of the accident.
Bogert suffered a chipped pelvis and tire marks on his arms and back. He will be in a wheelchair while he recovers, but is expected to make a full recovery.
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