Teenage boy dies after falling from Interstate 80 on-ramp after sideshow

A -year-old boy died after falling feet off an Interstate on-ramp during a sideshow in Crockett according to a Facebook post by the California Highway Patrol Leadership at CHP s Contra Costa office received a call around a m Saturday of a sideshow involving over vehicles blocking the intersection of Pomona Street and Merchant Street near the entrance and exit ramp for I- westbound on Pomona Street Related Articles One California police department has an answer to illegal sideshows crush the cars Upon arriving at the scene officers received reports of a spectator who climbed over the concrete safety barrier of the Pomona Street entrance ramp to westbound I- and fell to the ground The responding officers went to the site where the teenager fell Their preliminary scrutiny indicated that the boy had climbed over the barrier and accidentally fallen to the ground below He was pronounced dead at the scene CHP declared the circumstance is under research Anyone who witnessed the development or the events leading up to it are instructed to contact CHP s Contra Costa office in Martinez at - - or email your contact information to Investigations chp ca gov to be contacted by the assessing officer