Mahopac skateboarder, 14, hit by car dies

 

MAHOPAC – Michael Bongiovanni A 14-year-old boy who was struck by a car while riding a skateboard earlier this week, has died.

Bongiovanni was riding a skateboard last Monday south on Brookside Road in the town of Carmel when he rode through a stop sign and was struck shortly before 6 p.m.

A 55-year-old Mahopac woman driving west struck Bongiovanni. The driver has not been charged.

Bongiovanni was not wearing a helmet.

Police who arrived on scene found neighbors performing CPR on the boy, who was unresponsive.

Bongiovanni was flown to Westchester Medical Center and placed on life support.

 

 

Author: Harlem Valley News