South Tahoe Middle School student riding e-bike dies after hit by vehicle
EL DORADO COUNTY – A 13-year-old girl riding an e-bike died after she was hit by a vehicle near South Lake Tahoe Saturday morning, officials said.
Just after 7:45 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said the teen girl was riding her e-bike in the area of Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Sawmill Road.
When she was crossing Lake Tahoe Boulevard, the driver of an Acura MDX was heading east on Lake Tahoe Boulevard and crashed into the girl.
The girl was propelled into the air and hit a snow paddle maker, the CHP said.
Firefighters were able to revive the girl, and she was taken to the hospital with several life-threatening injuries, according to the CHP.
On Sunday, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District confirmed the girl, Giada Lancellotti, died. Lancellotti was a student at South Tahoe Middle School.
"This is a profound loss that has deeply affected many members of our staff, our students, and the broader LTUSD community," LTUSD Superintendent Todd Cutler said in a statement.
Counseling services were made available at South Tahoe Middle School and South Tahoe High School on Sunday.
The CHP is seeking to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash and was not interviewed.
The driver of the Acura, a 53-year-old woman from South Lake Tahoe, was not injured. The CHP did not say any arrests were made.
The crash remains under investigation.
