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Mo. man dies in skateboard accident

Fatal accidentSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Springfield police say a 22-year-old man died when he was hit by a vehicle while riding his skateboard.

Police say Shane Clark-Tollefson of Springfield rode his skateboard into an intersection in front of a Lexus SUV Thursday evening and was hit by the car. He died a short time later at a Springfield hospital.

Police say the driver of the car, 41-year-old Michelle Grant of Morrisville, stopped at the scene and has been fully cooperating with the investigation.

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