Carlos Salas, a 20-year-old skateboarder from Laguna Nigel, California was hit and killed by “an alleged hit-and-run driver” according to a story on CBSlocal.com.
The accident happened just before 4 a.m. on Golden Lantern and Marina Hills Drive. . . Authorities said Carlos Salas was on his skateboard when he was hit and dragged 25 feet by the car. . . He was found in the road and taken to the hospital, where he later died.
According to the LA Weekly:
Orange County Sheriff’s investigators say the young victim was skateboarding home from a friend’s place around 3:48 a.m. when black 1998 Nissan Maxima plowed into him, dragging him southbound along Golden Lantern …
The Nissan, which was later found abandoned, is registered to a man in Dana Point, California, however no arrests have been made.
Damn, that’s fucked. Hope they find the driver and drag him for a few blocks before throwing him to the wolves.
so damn, wrong. taking a kid out like that and not reporting yourself.
peace to the family.
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