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Dylan Rieder Dies from Leukemia

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Dylan Rieder made his mark in skateboarding at the ripe age of only 18 years.

He helped put brands like Alien Workshop, Birdhouse, Huf, Osiris, Quicksilver and F**king Awesome on the map.

He started skating at the ripe old age of 9 and turned pro at 18. He rode for Alien Workshop with a breakout part in Transworld Skateboarding’s 2006 video A Time To Shine. Later in 2014 he was featured in Supreme’s 2014 video “Cherry”, where he won Transworld Skateboarding’s award for Best Part in 2015.

Dylans family wrote “His passion for life, art, music, fashion and skateboarding has always been contagious,” the statement said. “Dylan will be remembered by all as a loving son, brother and friend.”

Dylan Rieder skateboarder

Unfortunately he passed due to complications from leukemia.

We are saddened by the loss and forever place Dyan on our Comrades page of skateboarders who sacrificed so much to become “skateboarder enthusiasts”.

Rieder was featured in the 2014 Spring Ad Campaign of DKNY along with supermodel Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn. In 2014, Rieder appeared in a photo spread on the fashions of designer Alexander Wang in Vogue. in the piece in memoriam to Rieder in GQ the magazine called him “The Skateboarder who changed fashion forever”.

Along with fellow skateboarders, Jake Lamagno and Steven Ditchkus, Rieder owned a store in New York City’s East Village neighborhood named “the Hunt” which specializes in “furniture and assorted oddities from the dark side of Americana”. The emporium has since moved to a space on Canal Street, further south in downtown Manhattan.

Dylan competed in the world’s top skatebaording competitions such as Street League and X-Games. His highest ranking came in 2013 when he placed 4th in Kansas City. Chris Cole went on to win the Super Crown that year and the skating community was stunned at the enormous event put together by Rob Dyrdek and his team.

 

 

 

St. Pete Skater Dies Skitching

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austin-demauroSt. Pete, FL : A 15-year-old boy fell to his death after trying to skateboard while hanging off the back of a car.

Austin Demauro was clinging on to the right rear corner of a Mercedes sedan, being driven by his friend in St Petersburg, Florida.

The pair were trying out a stunt known as ‘skitching’, where the skater holds onto a moving vehicle then lets go to gain extra momentum.

But at 6pm on Sunday, Demauro was trailing his friend’s car on Atwood Avenue North near Fossil Park skate park when he lost balance and hit his head on the road.

Read full story: Skitching Death

Bradenton Skater Killed

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Friends remember teen skater killed in Bradenton crash

BRADENTON – Andrew Rothfuss sat by a pillar at the skate park on Tuesday. Under his feet, the words “R.I.P. Brett Hoover” were scratched into his brand new skateboard. His friend Andrew Rothfuss, 16, shares a photo of his deceased friend, William B. Hoover Tuesday afternoon at the Bradenton Riverwalk Skatepark. The two friends would spend nights at the skatepark practicing their skills. “We’d be passed out, sitting right here at the pillars,” Rothfuss said.AMARIS CASTILLO/Bradenton Herald

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Skater Killed Chasing Board

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LAKELAND – It’s sad news, again. This time FLSK8 learned another kid died what he loved doing most, skateboarding. This post is not meant to scare, only remind all of us to think before doing stupid things. It’s sad but for $100 skateboard, this FL skater lost his life. Devyn Rainey was only 16 when he succumbed to injuries after chasing his skateboard on a busy highway in Florida.

Here is the article as it appeared in a local Lakeland Newspaper.Tampa Skater Dies Chasing Board

A junior at George Jenkins High School was struck and killed by a vehicle this afternoon when his skateboard rolled into an intersection and he tried to get it.

About 5 p.m., Devyn Rainey, 16, was standing on a curb at South Florida Avenue and Schoolhouse Road in Lakeland when his skateboard rolled into the southbound lanes of South Florida, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

When he went into the road to get the skateboard, he went into the path of a 2005 Ford E-150 Econoline van driven by Douglas Heruska, 58. Heruska had a green light at the intersection.

Devyn, of 745 Wilmington Pass, Apt. 201, of Lakeland, died instantly, the sheriff’s office said. Heruska, of 80 Country Club Lane in Mulberry, immediately stopped and attempted to render aid, along with several other bystanders and witnesses.

Both roads are closed until about 9 p.m. this evening, so the sheriff’s office recommends motorists find another route through the area.

http://tbo.com/news/crime/teenager-struck-by-van-dies-chasing-skateboard-in-lakeland-20140113/