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We’ve strayed away from\u00a0skateboard towing\u00a0posts<\/strong><\/a> lately, but sadly it is still happening. Richard Oates,<\/strong>\u00a0a 32-year-old father of two who opened East River Skate Shop<\/a><\/strong> last summer with his wife, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 after falling skateboarding while hanging on to the side of a truck, according to a story on The Gothamist<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Oates was riding his skateboard on Tuesday afternoon (January 12, 20160), gripping the passenger side of a green Mack truck as it drove west on Delancey, according to a preliminary NYPD investigation. Shortly after 1:15 p.m., Oates fell off of his skateboard and was run over by the truck’s rear passenger-side wheels. EMS responded to the corner of Norfolk Street and transported Oates to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Our thoughts are with Oates’ family, friends, and especially his wife Marrisa and their two young children.<\/p>\n