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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 - A hit-and-run driver fatally collided with a person riding a black electric scooter Saturday, according to ABC Action News. The driver of a dark-colored Toyota sedan was driving north on 34th St N when they collided with the victim, who was heading west across the street, around 3 a.m. First responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene of the accident. ...

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 - 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 - According to WTSP, a woman was hurt after her scooter collided with a car at 1st Ave N and 16th St N Friday. First responders transported the unidentified victim to an area hospital for treatment. It is unclear exactly when the wreck happened. Have you or a loved one been hurt in a crash while riding a scooter in St. Petersburg area? If so, you m...

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...

SARASOTA, FL – A young girl riding a scooter in Sarasota was struck by a vehicle and injured, reports WWSB.   The accident happened Wednesday afternoon on Brookmeade Drive. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 8-year-old victim rode her scooter into the path of an oncoming SUV and was hit.   The girl was airlifted to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. No details were re...