Six-year-old Steven Duarte Beltran has died after he was hit by a car while riding a skateboard in Santa Ana, according to a news report.
Santa Ana police said that Beltran was riding his skateboard in the 800 block of S. Fairview St. outside the Villa Del Sol apartment complex in Santa Ana when he was hit by an SUV. He was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where he later died.
The SUV driver, identified only as a 43-year-old woman, stayed at the scene to talk with police. Investigators said that she did not appear intoxicated and no arrest was made. The investigation is ongoing.
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