Man hit by car after losing control of skateboard in COS

A skateboarder was hit by a car after he lost control while trying to cross the street in Colorado Springs Monday evening. The 28-year-old man was crossing N. Academy Boulevard on his skateboard around 6:35 p.m., but lost control. While trying to retrieve the skateboard, he was struck by a car driving in the right lane.

The skateboarder was taken to the hospital. He is being treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, police said.

According to police, speed, alcohol or drugs were not factors in the accident.

The skateboarder was ticketed for unlawfully crossing the road, police said.