A Santa Paula man who was killed in an early morning crash on Thursday was remembered by friends – including rapper Lil Wayne – for his talent in skateboarding.

Anthony Medina, 30, of Santa Paula, was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office as the man killed in the early morning hours in a Valencia crash on Highway 126

Rapper Lil Wayne, a known skateboarding aficionado, took to social media after the news broke to honor Medina’s memory.

“This man was a GREAT man. This man would wait for hours for me to show up and then skate for hours w me w the same positive energy from the moment he shakes my hand when I enter to the handshake when I leave. We lost a perfect friend last night but I’ll never step in the Berrics without taking a moment if not hours to remember him. Rest in paradise Anthony Medina. A great, positive, & perfect friend,” wrote the rapper in an Instagram post.

On Thursday around 3:30 a.m., first responders responded to a traffic collision on Highway 126 and Wolcott Way in Valencia, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office.

“Initial reports appeared a tractor-trailer attempted a U-turn and a Volkswagen collided into the side of the trailer of the big rig,” Greengard said.

Medina, the driver of the Volkswagen was pronounced dead on arrival at 4:09 a.m. by paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

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