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Sixteen-year-old John Tagobo of South San Francisco died following a skateboarding accident in South San Francisco, according to reports. The accident occurred a little before 3 p.m. on Sunday while Tagobo was riding on Joseph and Ida in a residential neighborhood. It seems he "lost control of his skateboard, collided with a curb and was thrown about 15 feet into shrubbery." After managing to call his family, he was rushed to the hospital. He died of internal injuries the next day. Tagobo wasn't wearing any safety gear or helmet at the time of the crash, which is par for the course for skateboarders.

Our hero.

This ancient picture (1999!) of this contributor blasting a wallie off this sketchy bump-to-wall was taken on 15th Street, between Mission and South Van Ness. He was 20-years-old at the time.

     

(By Travis Jensen)

(By Travis Jensen -- welcome him, won't you? Jensen will be chiming in at SFist now and then, and we're elated to have him aboard.)

            

(By Travis Jensen)