Update: Skateboarder, 17, struck, killed by car is ID'd
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WARWICK -- Police say that 17-year-old Jesse Salisbury of West Warwick was skateboarding alongside the northbound lanes of Bald Hill Road when he was struck and killed by a car last night, according to preliminary reports from the department's traffic division. Police Chief Col. Stephen McCartney said this morning that reports from the department's traffic division indicate that Salisbury was weaving between the breakdown lane and the right travel lane on the northbound side of Bald Hill Road about 10:15 when he was struck near the Kent County Court House. Salisbury was hit by a 1998 blue Volkswagen driven by Jody Hawkins, 22, of Coventry, McCartney said. He said that according to investigators' reports, Hawkins was in the process of changing from the left travel lane to the right when the car hit Salisbury. The impact caused Salisbury to land on the hood of the car and break through the windshield on the passenger's side, McCartney said. He said that Salisbury suffered multiple blunt trauma injuries and was rushed by Warwick rescue to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead. At this time no charges have been filed in the accident but it is still under investigation. "At this time no serious charges are pending, but that matter is under investigation and we are looking at things such as speed and the condition of the vehicle," McCartney said. He added that excessive speed has been ruled out as a cause of the accident. This morning Michael Conti, 19, of West Warwick was at the accident scene to remember his friend Jesse, who he said was a classmate at West Warwick High School. Conti said that Salisbury had a passion for skateboarding and "every time you saw (him) he was with a skateboard." He described his friend as someone who "could always make you smile." Conti said that friends are expected to gather at the scene tonight. -- Journal staff writer Barbara Polichetti, with reports from projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney Video: Friend remembers fallen skateboarder 
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I'm confused, if excessive speed was ruled out as the cause of the accident, why would they still be looking into speed? Are they saying he could have been speeding but that's not what actually caused the accident?
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RIP Jesse Salsibury
I'll remember you as the guy who was always happy to see me.
I'll remember you as the guy who always kept his word.
I'll remember you as the guy who, come to think of it, was never in a bad mood or disturbed by anything.
I'll remember you for your unique look on life.
I'll remember that you were always there at my birthday parties! :)
I'll remember your awesome, warm, sometimes crushing hugs!
I'll remember the urge to play with your hair everytime I saw you!
I'll remember that moshpit at Natasha's house.
I'll always remember you as my first boyfriend in 2nd grade and how I broke up with you at the playground because you got a haircut. Haha
I'll always remember you as a friend.
I'll always remember how much love you.
Rest in peace. Love you. See you later.
xoxo
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I still cant believe it.
This is crazy.
I just saw him a couple hours earlier.
God I loved that kid.
Gunna miss the hell out of you Jesse.
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He loved skateboarding thats for sure....he will not be forgotten. Everyones Missing you Jesse. too young to go...i know i'll see you again one day...miss ya man
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Jesse,
You were my one true love and i loved EVERYTHING about you. you touched every persons heart that you met and no one hated you. if someone told me todaty that there is no one perfect in the world in would correct them and say yes there is, at least one person and his name is Jesse "Jesus" Robert Francis Salisbury. I think about you every day of my life andi stil can't believe that you are gone. i love you soo much so don't forget aboput me cause i will be seeing you again one day. and we can stay up till 6 in the morning jsut talking about stupid things like we used to. i with cherish our last kiss forever. i love you babe. and help us out down here help us keep the peace. lol..i love you. peace.
Natasha Marie
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hey-
Miss you soo much R.I.P
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Jesse,
You were my one true love and i loved EVERYTHING about you. you touched every persons heart that you met and no one hated you. if someone told me today that there is no one perfect in the world i would correct them and say yes there is, at least one person and his name is Jesse "Jesus" Robert Francis Salisbury. I think about you every day of my life and i stil can't believe that you are gone. i love you soo much so don't forget about me cause i will be seeing you again one day. and we can stay up till 6 in the morning just talking about stupid things like we used to. i will cherish our last kiss forever. i love you babe. and help us out down here help us keep the peace. ..i love you. peace.
Natasha Marie
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He will always be remembered. The kid who never let go and always moved foward with his life. I'm sorry I wasn't there.
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