[Update] 9-Year-Old Struck by Vehicle in Fortuna This Morning

Scanner traffic indicates that at approximately 7:50 a.m. this morning, November 3, a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision occurred at Rohnerville Road and Kenmar Kenwood Road in Fortuna.

The pedestrian was reported to be a 9-year-old male struck by an SUV, though later medical personnel called the vehicle a “truck.”

Witnesses in the area report a bicycle was at the scene of the collision where law enforcement had the roadway closed.

The first report on the scanner stated the patient was conscious and alert with a laceration to their leg. Medical personnel later reiterated that report but stated that the juvenile patient, in addition to the laceration, had a left, knee deformity, and said he had gone under the vehicle, so the ambulance crew wanted to transport the juvenile north to St. Joseph Hospital.

We have requested additional information from the Fortuna Police Department.

Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.

Update: Lieutenant Matt Ebherhardt with the Fortuna Police Department responded to our request for comment:

…[T]here was a vehicle vs cyclist injury traffic collision at the intersection of Rohnerville Road and Kenwood this morning at about 7:49 am. The juvenile was riding bicycle to school northbound along Rohnerville Road. The vehicle was stopped at the stop sign at Kenwood and Rohnerville and was leaving the stop sign turning south onto Rohnerville Road when the collision occurred. The collision is under investigation.

Fortunately the juvenile was wearing a bicycle helmet and was breathing and conscious upon officers arrival. The Juvenile was transported to a medical facility.

No further information to release at this time.