Teen who died in skateboarding accident to be laid to rest

SALISBURY, N.C. — A Rowan County teenager who died in a skateboarding accident will be laid to rest on Friday.

Jonah King, 16, was riding his longboard, which is a bigger version of a skateboard, on Timberlane Trail in Salisbury when he fell and hit his head.  Police said he was being pulled behind a car when he fell.

King was not wearing a helmet and died earlier this week at a hospital.

Visitation for King will be held Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. at High Rock Community Church in Salisbury.

His funeral is set for 3 p.m.

King's family said his organs will be donated after he made the choice to do so.

"Jonah has already given a heart, two lungs, two kidneys, a pancreas, his liver," his mother Jackie said. "And they almost certainly have a match for his eyes."

The driver, Kevin Robinson, was cited for driving after consuming alcohol and having an open container.

Rowan County deputies said the case is still open.

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