12-Year-Old Killed in Electric Skateboard Crash in Wesley Chapel Neighborhood

A 12-year-old boy was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a pickup truck in a Wesley Chapel neighborhood.

According to investigators, at approximately 4:52 p.m., a Ford F-250 driven by a 45-year-old Wesley Chapel man was traveling northbound on Windstar Circle within the Crosswinds Subdivision. As the truck turned west onto Moonrise Way, the driver entered the path of a child riding a V6Pro electric skateboard eastbound.

The skateboard rider was struck during the turn.

The child was transported to an area hospital, where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash.

No additional information has been released. The investigation remains ongoing.