A 10-year-old skateboarder in Washington was life-flighted to a local hospital after being hit by a pickup trucks while skateboarding and talking on his cellphone at the same time.
According to initial reports, the boy was skateboarding along Lewis River Road while talking on his cell phone when he made a 90 degree turn without looking for oncoming traffic, said Woodland Police Rob Stephenson. The driver of the pickup truck did not see the boy in time to stop and hit him in the roadway, Stephenson said.
Luckily his injuries did not appear life threatening, according to Police.
[Link: The Daily News]
