A skateboarder was killed Friday night after being struck by a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car in Highland Park. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. WATCH HERE WATCH HEREA marked police SUV was driving northbound when it struck the man traveling on a skateboard southbound in the center median of Figueroa Boulevard. Officers were responding to a call for backup for a parolee at large and had their lights on and flashing at the time of the crash, LAPD said. The victim was described as a male in his 20s to early 30s, according to the LAPD.