A 35-year-old skateboarder died after colliding with a truck in St. Paul.
Police say Soren Hallberg, of St. Paul, was “going pretty fast” when he exited an alleyway by Whole Foods, and broadsided a truck that was passing by. The incident happened on Fairview Avenue, near the busy Grand Avenue intersection, around 8:40 p.m. He died at Regions Hospital.The truck driver, 35-year-old Trevor Skalsky, of Coon Rapids, was moving at or below the speed limit at the time of the accident and stopped immediately.Linking to ABC Wednesday
What a shame.
ReplyDeleteAnd the truck driver will have to live with that memory; as will the skateboarder's friends and family. Very sad.
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible.
ReplyDeleteSad news.
ReplyDeleteSadly, too many of these crosses dot our roadways.
ReplyDeleteSoooo sad!
ReplyDeleteThat is a sad circumstance. These crosses are dotted all along the roads here in the southwest.
ReplyDeleteThe driver's going to have to have that haunting him for the rest of his days, though it doesn't sound like he did anything at all wrong.
ReplyDeleteSad.....
ReplyDeletewell, that's too bad...poor guy. poor truck driver...
ReplyDeleteThat is so very sad, my sincere condolences to all concerned, particularly the poor driver.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
A very sad occurrence.
ReplyDeleteAnn
Very sad.
ReplyDeleteHow often the seconds of being in the wrong place make a difference between life and death. Sad.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely one of the dangers of the sport. What a shame.
ReplyDeleteMy ABC WEDNESDAY
Tragic.
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ReplyDeleteSorry to see this. So sad.
ReplyDeleteVery sad, Kate. One small mistake and one life is lost and many others are affected. I like the idea of these informal cross memorials. They make us think.
ReplyDeletewe have these crosses where there is an accident. Hope the crosses will remind people to be careful.
ReplyDeleteA tragic story and picture.
ReplyDeleteA terrible accident. I feel very sorry for the driver and the relatives of Soren Hallberg. The driver will never forget this.
ReplyDeleteWil, ABCW Team
So tragic. God bless his soul.
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