Hemet police arrest teens accused of pushing skateboarder into traffic

Hemet police took 4 teenagers into custody Friday for his or her alleged function in an incident that left a younger skateboarder critically injured final month.

The teenagers are accused of pushing a 15-year-old boy off of his skateboard and into visitors the place he was hit by a automotive and critically injured. The boy suffered main head and mind accidents and stays hospitalized.

It occurred on Monday, Feb. 28, close to the intersection of Stetson Avenue and Seven Hills Drive.

The teenager was driving his skateboard close to the intersection when he was confronted by a bunch of younger folks, police mentioned. The confrontation obtained bodily and the boy was thrown from his skateboard and into the road the place he was hit by a car. His skateboard was additionally stolen, police mentioned.

On Friday, police took three 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old into custody in connection to the incident. All 4 of the teenagers attend the identical highschool, however detectives haven’t mentioned if the sufferer was considered one of their classmates.

The teenagers will likely be transported to the Riverside County Juvenile Corridor the place they are going to await costs for his or her roles within the incident, police mentioned. Their names is not going to be launched presently attributable to their ages.

The sufferer’s mother and father, who police mentioned have remained at their son’s bedside, have been knowledgeable of the brand new developments.

Investigators mentioned there are not any further suspects needed.