The driver was “unable to avoid the skateboarder,” according to the CHP.
Investigators said a 74-year-old man from Warner Springs was driving a 2017 Mitsubishi south on SR-79 when he hit the boy, who was heading north in the southbound lanes of the two-lane road.
The driver was"unable to avoid the skateboarder," according to the CHP, striking him and causing life-threatening injuries.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.Neither drugs nor alcohol are believed to have played a role in the incident, according to the CHP.
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