A 12-year-old child on a scooter was thrown 20-feet when he was hit by a car in the South Bay Friday evening, San Diego Police said.
At dusk, the boy and his 14-year-old brother were riding their Razor scooters through the Ocean View Hills neighborhood.
The older brother safely crossed Ocean View Hills Parkway at the Hidden Trails Road stoplight, but when the younger boy started across it, he was struck by a charcoal-colored Honda, according to investigators.
Police say the boy was hit broadside and thrown about 20 feet forward, through the intersection. The scooter, which remained intact, was wrapped around the base of a palm tree.
"The first officer that responded found the child in the street with what appeared to be serious head injuries because the child was drifting in and out of consciousness," said SDPD Sgt. Peter Brown.
The victim was taken to Rady Children's Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, police said.
Video from the scene showed the car's windshield shattered from the impact.
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The driver was questioned and then allowed to leave. Officers are still trying to determine if the driver ran a red light or the boy was crossing the road at the wrong time.
