10-year-old Woodland boy hit by truck while skateboarding
A 10-year-old Woodland boy was in serious condition at a Portland hospital after being struck by a pickup truck while skateboarding near his home Wednesday evening.
Woodland Chief Rob Stephenson said Leonardo Soule suffered head injuries in the accident.
He was first transported by Life Flight helicopter to Southwest Washington Medical Center and later transferred to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Stephenson said.
A Woodland police bulletin said the accident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 2000 block of Lewis River Road when the boy suddenly crossed in front of a pickup driven by Lionel M. Livermore of Woodland near the intersection of Valley Way.
Livermore could not stop in time and hit the boy, knocking him off the road.
The boy was talking on a cell phone to his mother when the accident occurred, Stephenson said.
Stephenson said speeding also does not seem to be a factor.
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