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Electric Scooter

Lenox-Lee, MA
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Stockbridge ID'd, Driver Busted: DA Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Stockbridge ID'd, Driver Busted: DA
Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Stockbridge ID'd, Driver Busted: DA Police identified a 72-year-old Berkshire County as the victim in a hit-and-run crash last week. The woman accused of hitting him faced a judge for the first time on Tuesday, Oct. 1.  Samantha C. Paige, 36, or West Stockbridge, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, the Berkshire County District Attorney said. A judge ordered her held on a $7,500 bail, but she will not be released from jail after the judge revoked her bond in an unrelated case, authorities said.  Paige is accused of crashing into 72-year-old Franklin Ripley as he rode an electric sco…

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by Josh Lanier
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Indicted In Crash That Killed Teen Girl: Prosecutor Former Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Indicted In Crash That Killed Teen Girl: Prosecutor
Former Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Indicted In Crash That Killed Teen Girl: Prosecutor The 61-year-old man and former chief of a local fire department has been indicted in a crash that left a 15-year-old girl dead, authorities in Bergen County said. Timothy Moots, formerly a longtime member of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department, was operating the Chevrolet Silverado when he struck and killed Serenity Law, 15, of Ridgefield, who was on an electric scooter just before 7:40 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. On Monday, Sept. 23, Musella said that Moots "made misleading statements to law enforcement in an attempt to minimize his involvement…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pleasant Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Pleasant Valley Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Pleasant Valley
Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Pleasant Valley A man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on a busy roadway in the region. It happened in Dutchess County at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 44 near Traver Road in Pleasant Valley. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an initial investigation determined a 2023 Mercedes-Benz van was traveling eastbound when an electric scooter driven by Brandon Vogel, age 32, of Pleasant Valley, entered the roadway from the south shoulder and was struck. Vogel was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie by the Pleasant Valley Fire Department, where h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Fights Police, Chokes K9 During Westport Bust: Cops Wanted Man Fights Police, Chokes K9 During Westport Bust: Cops
Wanted Man Fights Police, Chokes K9 During Westport Bust: Cops A man wanted on an out-of-state warrant was arrested in Connecticut following a fight with officers that included him choking a police dog, officials said.  Wesley Aldridge, age, 35, of Washington, DC, was being held on a $100,000 bond following his arrest on Wednesday, Aug. 28, on several felonies, Connecticut Police said.  Police were called to the area of Exit 17 on I-95 in the Fairfield County city of Westport around 11:30 a.m. after people reported a tractor-trailer swerving across multiple lanes of traffic. Callers said the driver parked the truck on the shoulder and drove a…

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by Josh Lanier
York, PA
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By York Chili's, Police Say Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By York Chili's, Police Say
Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By York Chili's, Police Say A woman who had been riding a scooter outside of Chili's in York was truck by a passing vehicle that fled the scene, West Manchester Township Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  The police arrived at the Chili's located at 1295 Carlisle Road in York to find the woman lying in the northbound traffic lanes of the road in front of the restaurant at 3:51 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, as detailed in the police release.  The woman "was conscious and able to answer questions," the police said, "She advised the investigating officers that she had been riding an electric scooter before imp…

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by Jillian Pikora
Roxbury-Mount Arlington, NJ
Police & Fire
Malfunctioning Battery Causes Scooter Fire: Roxbury FD Malfunctioning Battery Causes Scooter Fire: Roxbury FD
Malfunctioning Battery Causes Scooter Fire: Roxbury FD A malfunctioning lithium ion battery led to a scooter fire in Roxbury Township on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 9 p.m., firefighters responded to the 200 block of Center Street in Port Morris on a report of smoke coming from a basement, Roxbury Fire and First Aid Company 2 said.  Upon arrival, an electric scooter was found to be on fire in the basement, firefighters said. The scooter was taken outside and the fire was extinguished without spreading to the home, firefighters said. A preliminary investigation revealed a malfunction of the lithium ion batteries on…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Scooterist Killed In Route 280 Crash: NJSP Scooterist Killed In Route 280 Crash: NJSP
Scooterist Killed In Route 280 Crash: Njsp A 32-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter on Route 280 in Newark on Sunday, Aug. 4, authorities aid. At 4:17 a.m., the man was operating an electric scooter on Route 280 East when he was struck by a Chrysler, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police man. The man, whose name has not been identified pending next of kin notification, sustained fatal injuries, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Sam Barron
Towson, MD
News
Scooter Rider Killed By Underage Hit-Run Driver In Baltimore, Police Say Scooter Rider Killed By Underage Hit-Run Driver In Baltimore, Police Say
Scooter Rider Killed By Underage Hit-Run Driver In Baltimore, Police Say A 16-year-old was charged after a reported hit-and-run involving a man on a scooter who was riding in Baltimore overnight, according to police. Shortly before 10 p.m. on July 23, officers responded to the 3500 block of Pulaski Highway, where there was a reported hit-and-run involving a Mazda.  Police say that the teen driver in the vehicle struck a 31-year-old man driving an electric scooter on the highway, leaving him with critical injuries. The teen then fled the area, but was tracked down near the crash scene in the 2800 block of Jefferson Street, where he was apprehend, taken to t…

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by Zak Failla
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
E-Scooter Rider Remains Critical After July Fourth Crash In Trenton (UPDATE) E-Scooter Rider Remains Critical After July Fourth Crash In Trenton (UPDATE)
E-Scooter Rider Remains Critical After July Fourth Crash In Trenton (Update) A teenager remains in critical condition after a July Fourth crash on an electric scooter in Trenton, authorities said. "He is still intubated and critical," Detective Lieutenant Lisette Rios, a Trenton police spokeswoman, said on Monday morning, July 8. The driver of the car that collided with the scooter was not found at fault, Rios said. At approximately 9:50 p.m. on July 4, Trenton police received a call about a collision with injuries at the intersection of Division Street and S. Clinton Avenue, they said.  "Patrol Bureau officers responded to the scene and observed an olde…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Teen Dies When Hit By SUV, Thrown Off E-Scooter: Police South Jersey Teen Dies When Hit By SUV, Thrown Off E-Scooter: Police
South Jersey Teen Dies When Hit By SUV, Thrown Off E-Scooter: Police A Galloway Township teen was killed when he was hit by an SUV and thrown off his electric scooter, authorities said. Stephen Johnson III, 19, died in the crash on West White Horse Pike on Friday, June 7, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers found Johnson dead in the road near the intersection of West Jimmie Leeds Road at around 1:30 a.m. Investigators said a Galloway man was driving a Toyota RAV4 west on West White Horse Pike when he hit Johnson on his e-scooter in the travel lane.  Johnson was thrown into the road and struck by …

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by Chris Spiker
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea
E-Scooter Battery Explosion Blamed For Fire That Injured 5 In Chelsea Fire investigators believe a fire that hurt five people over the weekend in Chelsea was caused when an electric scooter's lithium-ion battery exploded while it was charging.  Firefighters were called to 32 Carmel Street just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, to reports of a fire on the first floor of a three-story building. Crews moved into the four-unit apartment and quickly put out the blaze before it could spread to other units.  Five people were hurt in the fire. Four of them were taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the state Fire Marshal's Office …

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by Josh Lanier
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland
Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland Police have released new details as they continue to investigate a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and attempted to rob another on the Bethesda Trolley Trail earlier this year in Montgomery County. On Thursday, Sept. 14, a woman was walking her dog near the intersection of Woodglen Drive and Executive Boulevard when she spotted a man walking toward her while her dog played in the grass. According to investigators, the man sexually assaulted the woman then rode off on an electric scooter westbound on Executive Boulevard. Approximately a half hour later, a second woman said that…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Crash Leaves Hudson Valley 32-Year-Old In Serious Condition Crash Leaves Hudson Valley 32-Year-Old In Serious Condition
Crash Leaves Hudson Valley 32-Year-Old In Serious Condition A 32-year-old man is in serious condition following an early morning crash in the region. The collision occurred in Dutchess County in the town of Fishkill around 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7 in the area of Route 9D and I-84. According to the Town of Fishkill Police, officers responded to the area after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a car versus a pedestrian crash. When officers arrived, it appeared a northbound vehicle on Route 9D collided with a person who was traveling southbound on an electric scooter.  A preliminarily investigation and witness statements reported the northbo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police
Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police Two people looking to keep their carbon footprint low were involved in a fatal crash in Maryland, state police announced on Monday. Muhammed Ekinci, 20, who hails from the country of Turkey, has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person riding an electric scooter who was struck by a Ford Fusion early on Monday, Sept. 11.  The incident was reported at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday morning in Worcester County. According to police, Ekinci was riding a Razor electric scooter on Route 50 in the area of Route 589 when he was struck by Katie Tucker, 45, of Berlin,…

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by Zak Failla
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Masturbates In Front Of Woman At Englewood CVS, Flees On Electric Scooter Man Masturbates In Front Of Woman At Englewood CVS, Flees On Electric Scooter
Man Masturbates In Front Of Woman At Englewood CVS, Flees On Electric Scooter Authorities sought the public's help identifying a bearded man who masturbated in front of a woman in an Englewood CVS and then fled on an electric scooter. The woman apparently had turned down an aisle when the man exposed himself at the CVS on West Palisades Avenue shortly before 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. He then ran out a back door to the parking lot during the commotion, got onto an e-bike and fled, the lieutenant said. The man was described as in his 20s, with an average height and build and a beard, he said. ANYONE who saw or knows the man is as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On Busy Selden Roadway Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On Busy Selden Roadway
Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Collision On Busy Selden Roadway Police are investigating a fatal crash during the height of the evening commute on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened just after 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 27 in Selden. A 23-year-old Selden man was driving a 2009 Ford Escape southbound on Boyle Road and was behind a man riding an electric scooter when the vehicles collided just north of Middle Country Road, Suffolk County Police said, The operator of the scooter, Henry Leib, age 53, of Selden, was pronounced dead on the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The driv…

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by Joe Lombardi
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Scooter-Riding Serial Trolley Trail Groper On The Loose In Montgomery County: Police Scooter-Riding Serial Trolley Trail Groper On The Loose In Montgomery County: Police
Scooter-Riding Serial Trolley Trail Groper On The Loose In Montgomery County: Police Authorities in Montgomery County are attempting to track down a serial groper they say inappropriately touched multiple women along the Trolley Trail in Bethesda over the past several weeks. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police of a suspect who allegedly groped women in the neighborhood along the trail between Edson Lane and Tuckerman Lane in Bethesda, beginning late last month. The investigation was launched on Sunday, May 21, when a woman was walking on Nicholson Lane near the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center when she was approached by the suspect on an elec…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Critical Following Crash In Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Critical Following Crash In Hudson Valley
13-Year-Old Critical Following Crash In Hudson Valley A  13-year-old is in critical condition after being hit by an SUV while riding a scooter in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 7 in the town of Poughkeepsie at the intersection of IBM Road and West Dogwood Drive. An investigation determined that a black Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV driven by a 29-year-old woman struck a 13-year-old boy who was riding an electric scooter, said the town of Poughkeepsie Police. The boy sustained potentially life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash and was transported to a local hospital, pol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lancaster, PA
Business
Man On Scooter Hops Off To Brandish Knife During Central PA Walmart Robbery Man On Scooter Hops Off To Brandish Knife During Central PA Walmart Robbery
Man On Scooter Hops Off To Brandish Knife During Central PA Walmart Robbery A man hopped off a scooter at Walmart and brandished a knife as he run away with nearly $900 worth of unpaid merchandise, police say.  The man picture entered the Walmart at 2034 Lincoln Highway in East Lampeter Township and got on one of the store's electric scooters around 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, the area police stated in a release on Sept. 12.  He then was seen loading up the scooter with nearly $900 in merchandise and attempted to exit the store without paying, according to the release. "After being stopped by loss prevention, the male hops off of the scooter and runs out to t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
One Seriously Injured In Crash On Westbury Roadway One Seriously Injured In Crash On Westbury Roadway
One Seriously Injured In Crash On Westbury Roadway One person was seriously injured in a crash involving an SUV and a scooter on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, June 26 in Westbury. A 2020 Nissan SUV, operated by a 23-year-old woman, was traveling westbound on Old Country Road when it struck the electric scooter operated by a 75-year-old-man that was traveling northbound on Post Avenue, Nassau County Police said.  Both operators were taken to local hospitals for treatment.  The SUV driver had minor injuries and the man had severe trauma to his head and chest and is in serious condition. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Middletown, NJ
News
Child On Scooter Struck By Car In Middletown: Police Child On Scooter Struck By Car In Middletown: Police
Child On Scooter Struck By Car In Middletown: Police A 12-year-old boy on a scooter was struck by a car in Middletown, authorities said. On Thursday, June 16, at 2:02 p.m., the Middletown Township Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a car that struck a boy operating an electric scooter.  The crash occurred the intersection of Cherry Tree Farm Road and Chanowich Court.  The boy was transported to Hackensack Meridan Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune by ambulance.  His injuries were not life-threatening, Deputy Chief Paul Bailey said. The driver of the vehicle …

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Police Asking Public For Help Locating Long Island Hit-Run Driver Police Asking Public For Help Locating Long Island Hit-Run Driver
Police Asking Public For Help Locating Long Island Hit-Run Driver Police are asking the public for help locating a vehicle that hit an electric scooter, injuring the driver, before fleeing the scene of the Long Island crash. The crash took place around 10:50 p.m., Monday, July 5, in Westbury, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a 31-year-old man was riding an electric scooter near the intersection of Cambridge Avenue and Franklin Street when an unknown vehicle struck him. The vehicle fled the scene and is believed to have traveled westbound on Franklin Avenue, police said. The victim was transported by a Nassau County Police Amb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
News
Scooter Rider Critically Injured In Passaic Crash Scooter Rider Critically Injured In Passaic Crash
Scooter Rider Critically Injured In Passaic Crash An electric scooter rider was clinging to life Tuesday morning after being struck in Passaic, responders said. Witnesses said the late-30s victim ran a red light and was struck by a minivan at the intersection of President and Parker Streets shortly after 10:30 a.m. He was unconscious when taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, responders said. The driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene and cooperated with police, who notified the Passaic County prosecutor's fatal accident team. City firefighters and EMS also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Electric Scooter Rider, 48, Struck, Killed By SUV In Jersey City Electric Scooter Rider, 48, Struck, Killed By SUV In Jersey City
Electric Scooter Rider, 48, Struck, Killed By SUV In Jersey City A 48-year-old man riding an electric scooter died after being struck by an SUV in Jersey City, authorities said. The rider was struck by a 56-year-old woman driving a Nissan Rogue on the 700 block of Ocean Avenue around 4:20 p.m., Jersey City officials said. The victim was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The Nissan driver had not been charged as of Friday. The identities of the victim and driver were not released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: South Jersey Police Investigate Fatal Electric Scooter Crash UPDATE: South Jersey Police Investigate Fatal Electric Scooter Crash
Update: South Jersey Police Investigate Fatal Electric Scooter Crash UPDATED: Authorities were investigating a crash in which a man riding an electric scooter in Burlington County was killed early Thursday. A man in his 30s was struck on Indel Avenue at Woodlane Road in Westampton about 6 a.m., according to initial reports. The victim's name had not been released. The man, who was reportedly thrown 100 feet from the impact, was pronounced dead at the crash scene, Westampton police said. The car's driver pulled over a short distance from the crash, police said. No charges had been filed.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island Man Killed After Falling Off Electric Scooter Long Island Man Killed After Falling Off Electric Scooter
Long Island Man Killed After Falling Off Electric Scooter A Long Island man was killed after falling off an electric scooter and hitting his head at an intersection on Long Island. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 12 at around 2:15 p.m. in Great Neck. Emmanuelito Velayo, 56, of Great Neck, was riding the scooter southbound on Bayview Avenue at the intersection of Cuttermill Road when he fell and struck his head on the pavement, Nassau County Police said. He suffered a severe head injury and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by a staff physician.

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed After Falling Off Electric Scooter Long Island Man Killed After Falling Off Electric Scooter
Long Island Man Killed After Falling Off Electric Scooter A Long Island man was killed after falling off an electric scooter and hitting his head at an intersection on Long Island. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 12 at around 2:15 p.m. in Great Neck. Emmanuelito Velayo, 56, of Great Neck, was riding the scooter southbound on Bayview Avenue at the intersection of Cuttermill Road when he fell and struck his head on the pavement, Nassau County Police said. He suffered a severe head injury and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by a staff physician.

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by Joe Lombardi