CHP investigating pedestrian-involved collision near West Ranch High 

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California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision reported Tuesday near the West Ranch High School campus. 

The incident was initially reported by a student involved in the incident to a school resource deputy on campus, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials, who said the investigation was turned over to the CHP due to the incident’s location in Stevenson Ranch. 

According to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information officer with the CHP, the pedestrian was reported to have been a 14-year-old student driving an electric scooter who was then struck by a white pickup truck. The driver remained on the scene and cooperated, according to Burgos-Lopez, and the student was transported from the school grounds with minor injuries. 

“Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in this crash. This incident is still under investigation by the CHP Newhall Area Office,” Burgos-Lopez wrote in an email to The Signal. 

The L.A. County Fire Department confirmed the 911 call at 8:47 a.m. and first responders were on the scene in the 26200 block of Valencia Boulevard eight minutes later, according to Luis Garcia, a spokesman for the Fire Department’s media information line. 

One patient was taken from the scene at 9:10 a.m., Garcia said. 

According to Debbie Dunn, communications coordinator for the William S. Hart Union High School District, a parent arrived after the 911 call was made by the school. She said the student was conscious when transported to the hospital for further evaluation, but she could not comment on the extent of the injuries suffered. 

A West Ranch High School official who did not provide her name declined to comment on the incident because it involved a student who was a minor, but confirmed the incident did not occur on school grounds. That official also said school Principal Robert Fisher was not available for comment.  

This is a breaking news story, and more information will be added as it becomes available. 

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