An 18-year-old man who was killed after he was struck by a truck while riding a pocket bike on a Baldwin Park street was identified Thursday by county authorities.
The crash occurred at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Vineland and Pacific avenues, Baldwin Park police Sgt. J. Serrano told City News Service.
Christopher Garcia of La Puente was identified as the pocket bike rider, according to the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner’s office. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene, Serrano said.
The driver of the GMC truck remained at the scene, she said.
Pocket bikes are only legal to operate on private property, according to the California Highway Patrol. It is illegal to ride a pocket bike on highways, streets, sidewalks, bikeways and hiking or recreational trails.