Teen on dirt bike fatally struck in Coon Rapids after swerving into road, sheriff's office says
A teen boy riding a dirt bike died when a driver in a pickup truck hit him Sunday afternoon in a northern Twin Cities metro suburb.
The crash happened at approximately 4:40 p.m. near the 3300 block of Northdale Boulevard Northwest in Coon Rapids, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say a 15-year-old boy from Ramsey was driving a dirt bike on the southern sidewalk on Northdale Boulevard Northwest when he swerved onto the road at the intersection of Marigold Street Northwest. That's when a 53-year-old man from Oak Grove, driving a pickup truck, struck the boy.
The boy, identified as Isiah Whitlock, died at the scene, according to the sheriff's office. No other injuries were reported.
The incident is under investigation.
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