Boy hit riding bike through Menifee intersection, suffers major head trauma

A boy riding an electronic bicycle was struck at a Menifee intersection and suffered major head trauma when he rode into traffic without yielding to signals, authorities said.The collision happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Newport Road and Westlink Drive, according to the Menifee Police Department.Sgt. Matthew Bloch said that the youth, whose age and identity were not disclosed, was initially riding his e-bike eastbound on the north sidewalk of Newport Road, then turned southbound onto Westlink Drive to cross to the other side of Newport Road.Bloch said the victim “entered the intersection ... against the signal and against the normal flow of traffic.”“A Chevrolet Traverse was driving southbound on Westlink, preparing for a right turn onto Newport,” the s