SCOOTER ACCIDENT

TAMPA, FL - A driver struck a person riding a scooter on Bayshore Blvd Tuesday, according to Fox 13. The driver struck the victim, an unidentified woman in her late teens to early 20s, as she was crossing the street in the southbound lanes of Bayshore Blvd. Following the collision, the driver remained at the scene of the accident and cooperated with authorities. It is impera...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - A hit-and-run driver fatally collided with a man riding an electric scooter on 34th St Sunday, WTSP reports. The driver of a light blue Toyota Avalon struck Anthony Reynolds as he was riding the electric scooter north on 34th St at around 2:53 a.m. It is unclear if Reynolds died at the scene of the accident or at an area hospital. Police say the Avalon has dama...

ST PETERSBURG, FL - Officials have released additional information concerning a fatal hit-and-run accident on the 3500 block of 34th St N Sunday. According to Fox 13, a blue Toyota Avalon driver collided with a person riding an electric scooter north on 34th St around 2:53 a.m. First responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene of the accident. Authorities are urging a...

PINELLAS PARK, FL - A man riding a scooter was hurt when he slid the scooter on the road to avoid hitting a bus Friday, Tampa Bay Times reports. The accident happened when James Woods, 81, was unable to slow down to avoid hitting a bus stopped near 70th Ave and 44th St N around 2:35 p.m. Woods laid down the scooter and slid on the road. First responders transported woods to an area...

TAMPA, FL - One man is in the hospital and another is in custody after a drunk driver slammed into a scooter in East Lake-Orient Park early this morning. WFTS reports that the Florida Highway Patrol was called to eastbound SR-574 past Coconut Palm Drive at about 3 a.m. Thursday. Their initial investigation concluded that a Toyota Camry collided with a Wolf motor scooter, causing the scoot...

TAMPA, FL - According to WFLA, a driver struck and injured a person riding a scooter at Kennedy Blvd and Florida Ave Friday. First responders were dispatched to the crash around 1 a.m. They transported the driver to an area hospital in unknown condition. The cause of the wreck is unclear. Have you or a loved one been hurt by another motorist while riding a scooter? I...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Police are still trying to locate the hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a man who fell off a scooter near 51st Ave and 66th St Sunday. Fox 13 reports that Kristopher Simington, 23, fell off his electric scooter while trying to cross the street. He landed in the path of a white pickup truck and was run over. First responders pronounced Simington dead at the scene. ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - A 22-year-old male on a scooter fatally struck a 77-year-old female bicyclist on November 7, WFLA reports. Tyler Brady was heading east on 6500 block of 18th St North when he collided with Alvera Minutello, who was riding a bike against the traffic flow and was bout to turn into a Publix, around 12:10 p.m. Minutello suffered multiple injuries, including a broke...

GULFPORT, FL - A hit-and-run driver struck a person riding a moped at 26th Ave South and 49th St South Tuesday, WFLA reports. The driver was a white male with dark hair and a beard driving a van with a blue logo and bubbles on the side at the time of the collision. The police believe the van most likely belonged to a pool cleaning company. They describe it as similar to the vehicles used ...

TAMPA, FL - Police say they have made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a scooter in Tampa early Friday morning. According to Fox 13 News, a man and woman were riding a motorized rental scooter heading west on East Palm Avenue in Ybor City when they entered the path of an Acura sedan at about 2:40 a.m. The two riders were struck by the vehicle on North Nebraska Avenue and wer...