CHP said an investigation suggested that the 16-year-old girl was riding her electric scooter within the eastbound lane of Ridgecrest Boulevard when she was struck from behind by a 2012 Mazda driven by a 30-year-old driver from Inyokern.
Ridgecrest, CA. – A 16-year-old girl was killed in a traffic collision on Ridgecrest Boulevard in Ridgecrest early Monday morning.
The accident was reported on Ridgecrest Boulevard and Mahan Street at around 12:47 a.m. on July 1.
CHP said an investigation suggested that the 16-year-old girl was riding her electric scooter within the eastbound lane of Ridgecrest Boulevard when she was struck from behind by a 2012 Mazda driven by a 30-year-old driver from Inyokern.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Ridgecrest, CA – A scooter rider was hit and killed by a vehicle in Ridgecrest early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash took place on Ridgecrest Boulevard west of Mahan Street just before 12:47 a.m.
The California Highway Patrol said the rider, only identified as a female, was on an electric scooter heading east on Ridgecrest Boulevard within the traffic lanes when she was hit from the back by a 2012 Mazda 6.
The pedestrian was killed in the accident.
The driver of the Mazda, a 30-year-old Inyokern man, stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
Alcohol and drugs were not suspected to have played a role in the incident.
The investigation is ongoing.
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