A teenager riding a skateboard was critically injured when they were struck by a car in Menifee on Monday night, police said.

The crash happened at around 9:35 p.m. near the intersection of Murrieta Road and Murphy Ranch Road, according to a news release from the Menifee Police Department. Officers said that the teenager was riding a manual, non-motorized skateboard when he was hit by a Honda Civic.

"Officers arrived on scene within minutes, locating the injured juvenile and the vehicle's driver, an adult female resident of Menifee," the release said.

Police said that the teenager, who wasn't wearing a helmet, was thrown from the skateboard during the collision. He sustained injuries to his head and also suffered abrasions to his hands and arms, the release said.

"Medical personnel t

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