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Elizabeth Ends Scooter Program In Wake Of Teen's Death: Report Elizabeth Ends Scooter Program In Wake Of Teen's Death: Report
Elizabeth Ends Scooter Program In Wake Of Teen's Death: Report Elizabeth officials Tuesday voted to end the city's e-scooter ride share program a week after a 16-year-old boy was killed while riding one, according to published reports.  All eight members of the city council who were present voted to cancel the city's short-lived agreement with Lime, which has 154 scooters in the city. The company was given two days to remove the scooters, WABC 7 reported.  The scooter program was introduced less than a month ago.  Calls for removing the scooters came within an hour after Nelson Miranda Gomez was struck by a tow truck making a turn …

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by Paul Milo
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UPDATE: Teen On Scooter Struck And Killed By Truck In Elizabeth UPDATE: Teen On Scooter Struck And Killed By Truck In Elizabeth
Update: Teen On Scooter Struck And Killed By Truck In Elizabeth A teen riding a scooter was hit by a truck in Elizabeth Wednesday night, according to witnesses and initial reports.  The 16-year-old was struck by a tow truck at Spring Street and Elizabeth Avenue around 8 p.m. and later died, officials said. The truck driver remained at the scene.  Posted by Carlos Trujillo's World Famous Mobile Studio on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 The boy was riding a Lime e-scooter obtained through the city's share program, which was just launched a few weeks ago.  The boy's name has not been released. 

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by Paul Milo