Article: Teen killed in Center Road accident: Family says boy was walking home from southside skate park.

Byline: Scott Smith

Aug. 1--Kokomo police are trying to understand why a Kokomo boy was struck and killed late Sunday evening along Center Road, just east of Jackson Morrow Park.

Allen Richards Jr., 13, died of massive head injuries when he was struck and carried for more than 100 feet by a sport utility vehicle headed westbound on Center, Kokomo police reported Monday.

The boy, who police said was wearing dark clothing, was headed home from the city skate park at about 9:39 p.m. when the incident occurred.

Accident investigators say Richards Jr. and his brother, Dave Richards, 10, were attempting to run across Center Road through the ...

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