A 15-year-old Menifee boy and Liberty High School student was killed on Wednesday when the off-highway electronic motocross-style (e-moto) motorcycle he was riding was struck by a vehicle on Briggs Road.
At around 8:19 p.m., the Menifee Police Department responded to the area of Briggs Road, just north of Garbani Road, regarding a report of an unresponsive pedestrian in the roadway suffering from a severe head injury.
Upon arrival, officers located the teen in the roadway with significant injuries. Emergency personnel responded and determined that he had succumbed to his injuries. The Menifee Police Traffic Investigations Unit assumed the investigation.
Witnesses reported seeing a white vehicle traveling south on Briggs Road toward Garbani Road while dragging what appeared to be a bicycle underneath its front end. The bicycle became dislodged, and the vehicle continued southbound without stopping or reporting the collision, the Menifee Police Department reported.
The suspect vehicle is described as a white SUV-type vehicle, possibly a minivan, with likely damage to the front bumper area and passenger-side headlight.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed this crash or has additional information regarding this incident is urged to contact Officer Sadler with the Menifee Police Department Traffic Unit at 951-723-1638 or the Menifee Traffic Unit at 951-723-1500.
