Bicyclist, 14, Hit and Killed by Car
A 14-year-old boy riding his bicycle was struck and killed in a Garden Grove intersection Friday afternoon, police said.
Scotty Joe Henson of Garden Grove suffered major head injuries and was pronounced dead at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital’s trauma center, Garden Grove Police Sgt. Dale Farley said.
He had been riding south on Topaz Street and was trying to cross Lampson Avenue, a major arterial, when he was struck by a car traveling westbound on Lampson.
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