Overview
- Angel Roman Mendoza Lopez was struck by a car on San Antonio Avenue just north of Franklin Avenue while attempting to cross from the sidewalk on an electric scooter.
- He sustained severe head injuries, was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital, then transferred to Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where he died.
- Pomona police say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators as the case review continues.
- Authorities and relatives say the 13-year-old was not wearing a helmet, and police noted a parked vehicle had limited sight lines for the boy and the driver.
- A GoFundMe organized by a cousin had raised more than $14,000 from over 200 donors as of Tuesday morning, and relatives remembered him as a soccer lover who took part in a cadets program and hoped to become a police officer.