Friday, March 15, 2013

Gulf Shores High School student dies in skateboarding accident


    Hunter Sorensen, 14, a Gulf Shores High School freshman, died Sunday after he fell from a skateboard onto a street and was hit by a vehicle in Orange Beach, officials said.
Hunter's friends are using social media to express their thoughts about his passing. 
The accident happened at 2:22 p.m. Sunday after Hunter came down an elevated ramp at a parking garage at Escapes condominiums, 24060 Perdido Beach Blvd. 
Orange Beach Police Chief Billy Wilkins Sr. said he learned from firefighters that Hunter was wearing safety equipment. "From all indications, he was a very responsible young man," Wilkins said. Another skateboarder was with Hunter when the accident happened. He was not hurt. The parking garage's ramp leads to Perdido Beach Boulevard. The edge of the road is marked as a biking path. As Hunter came down the ramp, he built up a substantial amount of speed, crossed the biking path and went onto the road, officials said.


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