Driver out of gas on 405 Freeway takes to skateboard
Heads turned Tuesday morning on the 405 Freeway in Orange County as motorists saw a man skateboarding along the shoulder during rush hour after his black Nissan coupe ran out of gas.
Motorists began calling the California Highway Patrol about 8:15 a.m. with reports that a man was skateboarding on the southbound shoulder near Red Hill Avenue in Costa Mesa, said CHP Officer Denise Quesada.
The officer who responded found the driver standing with his thumb out and holding an empty gas can. The officer called the Freeway Service Patrol.
The unidentified man, who was in his 20s, was soon sent on his way after being given enough gas to restart his car. He was not cited.
“This is very unusual,” Quesada said. “Usually people walk off the freeway or use their cellphone and ask for a towing service.”
CHP Officer Jennifer Hink said skateboarding was the wrong idea: “Right shoulders and center medians have debris all over them that could cause him to lose control.”
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