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12-year-old killed in skateboarding accident identified
Posted: 03.18.2013 at 4:21 PM
Travis Ruiz

Travis Ruiz is the Social Media Manager and Interactive Managing Editor for FOX21 News.com

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The 12-year-old boy who died Saturday following a skateboarding accident has been identified.

He was Charlie Jones, according to police.

It was Saturday when police said Jones, along with a friend, was skateboarding down a street, near the 1400 block of Howard Avenue, between Palmer Park and Uintah, when he lost control of his board.

Jones, according to police, hit a curb and was thrown from his skateboard causing him to hit his head on the ground.

Police said he was not wearing a helmet.

Jones was transported to a local hospital. He did not survive.

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