METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Authorities say a 14-year-old boy who was riding his skateboard in southeast Louisiana before being struck by a car and thrown into a canal has died.
Local news media reports that Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Ryan Marchand died Tuesday evening at University Medical Center in New Orleans. Authorities say a 29-year-old woman was driving her vehicle when she hit the boy Monday evening.
Col. John Fortunato says charges have not been filed against the woman. The woman told investigators she thought she hit something in the roadway, but didn’t know what she hit.
Upon stopping to inspect, she discovered the victim in the canal.
Officials say several people jumped into the canal to render aid to the teen.
The name of the woman has not been released.
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