GARDEN GROVE, CA \u2014 A group of teens gathered in Garden Grove this past weekend to honor the memory of a 13-year-old boy who died while riding his e-bike in the city on Thursday, May 7. <\/p>\n
The crash happened at around 9:50 p.m. Thursday in the area of Magnolia Street and Larson Avenue in the City of Garden Grove, according to the Garden Grove Police Department.<\/p>\n
The child, only identified as a resident of Santa Ana, was being loaded into an ambulance when officers got to the scene.<\/p>\n
His riding buddies received notification of the crash through a GPS location-sharing app, according to The Orange County Register. <\/p>\n
“The juvenile was unconscious and was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries,” according to a GGPD news release. “Despite lifesaving efforts, he was later pronounced deceased.”<\/p>\n
The Garden Grove Police Department Neighborhood Traffic Unit determined the teen was riding in the No. 1 lane of Magnolia Street, traveling about 35 mph, police said. <\/p>\n
“For unknown reasons, the rider collided with the center median, causing him to lose control of the electric motorcycle,” police stated.<\/p>\n
The boy was ejected and suffered fatal injuries.<\/p>\n
According to the newspaper, a group of teenagers who knew the 13-year-old gathered at the site of the crash this past weekend. <\/p>\n