Woman on scooter pushed under Cambus by SUV 00.00.09
A college-age woman appeared to be seriously injured after she was pushed under a UI Cambus when an SUV rear-ended the scooter she was riding Tuesday. Cambus driver Aaron Summerkamp said he was stopped on Newton Road when the accident occurred Tuesday. "I was loading up passengers when I heard tires squeal and felt a small bump on the bus," the UI senior said. "I looked in the driver's side mirror and could see the scooter and girl underneath the bus." The woman was halfway underneath the bus ... more>>


SAFETY
ODOT improving Traffic Signal Safety for Motorcycles and Scooters 05.05.09
As more Ohioans choose motorcycles and scooters as their primary means of transportation in warmer weather, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is taking special steps to ensure their safety at intersections across the state. Over the past several months, ODOT has worked closely with the American Motorcycle Association to target automated traffic signals that are not sensitive enough to recognize when a motorcycle or scooter is waiting for a light to change. ... more>>


Motor scooter driver injured in Halesowen crash 05.05.09
A motor scooter driver was taken to hospital with suspected neck injuries after colliding with a car in Halesowen. The incident happened at 8pm on Sunday in Andrew Road. A West Midlands Fire Service spokeswoman said crews from Oldbury and Cradley Heath stations went to the scene. She said: "One motor scooter was in collision ... more>>


Car slams into scooter sending female to HSCMC 05.04.09
Friday morning, at 5:10 a.m., the Malvern Fire Department was dispatched to the 1100 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard for a spill clean-up from a motor vehicle accident that had occurred. The accident which is under investigation by the Malvern Police Department, was caused by an unknown driver of a black Ford Fusion striking an individual riding a motorized scooter on Martin Luther King Boulevard. Detective Randy Neal of the Malvern Police Department stated that the female subject was driving her scooter south on Martin Luther King Boulevard when the driver of the black Ford Fusion, also headed south on Martin Luther King Boulevard, struck the scooter from behind and ... more>>


3 killed in road accident in Chandauli 05.03.09
Three persons, including two minors, were today killed when they were hit by a truck in Chandauli district, police here said. Parasnath Vishwakarma (55) and his two grandsons -- eight-year-old Nikhil and Nitin (6) -- were killed when their scooter was hit by a truck near Sindhitali village this morning ... more>>


Banning man critically injured in scooter accident 05.01.09
A Banning man riding a motorized scooter was seriously injured Thursday night after crashing at the intersection of Phillips and Hoffer streets. Jose Zayas, 38, was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center ... more>>

CB employee killed in scooter accident 04.30.09
A 51-year old Central Bank employee was killed Thursday after he lost control of his scooter while traversing a slippery portion of a road in Quezon City. Police said Romeo Lalatag, of 37 Pantabangan Street, Napocor Village, Barangay Tandang Sora died on the spot due to massive head injuries. ... more>>


RECALL
Jonway is recalling 180 MY 2008 Sunny scooters 04.30.09
Jonway is recalling 180 MY 2008 Sunny Motorcycles. The scooters were intended to be built with rubber hydraulic brake line that is routed through a retainer to prevent front tire contact. However, in some cases, the retainer may not have been installed during scooter assembly. If the retainer is missing ... more>>


Police: Man admits hit-and-run 04.30.09
Apparently, Edward Byrne suffered from a guilty conscience. Eight hours after Byrne allegedly struck an Amish man with his vehicle in Ephrata and then drove off Wednesday, he showed up at the local police station. He had seen an online news report about the hit-and-run crash and wanted to come clean, according to Ephrata police Lt. Chris McKim. Byrne told police he was driving the sport utility vehicle that struck David Stoltzfus as he was riding his scooter in the 700 block of East Main Street ... more>>


Injured scooter rider dies 04.29.09
The 29-year-old woman who received serious head injuries when her scooter and a truck collided in Palmerston North has died. Korean-born Jieun Jung, known as JJ, was knocked off her scooter at the intersection of Te Awe Awe St and Fitzherbert Ave on April 18. She died in Wellington Hospital early ... more>>


Downtown wreck kills minister; dump truck driver charged 04.28.09
A hospital chaplain is dead and a truck driver known for her cheerful demeanor faces vehicular homicide charges after a fatal accident this morning on Jones Street. Family members said Bill Snyder, a North Augusta minister and University Hospital chaplain, had bought his bumblebee-colored moped last year for an easy and affordable ride for daily trips ... more>>


Augusta Hospital Chaplain From SC killed In Wreck 04.28.09
A truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a hospital chaplain from South Carolina. A Richmond County sheriff's spokesman said 67-year-old Bill Snyder, a minister in North Augusta, S.C., was killed when the moped he was riding collided with a dump truck. The crash happened just before 10 a.m. Tuesday ... more>>


Former bank manager crushed to death 04.27.09
A senior citizen died after a speeding Chevrolet Tavera hit his scooter on the road dividing Sectors 11 and 14 on Sunday afternoon. The deceased, Sushil Sharma (60), a retired manager of the Punjab State Cooperative Bank, died on the spot. The unidentified driver, who escaped with the car, is absconding. The mishap occurred at 1.30 pm when Sharma was returning to his house in Sector 11. The rashly driven car struck his Honda Activa from behind. Eyewitnesses said the impact of the accident was such that Sharma was flung into the air ... more>>


Woman airlifted to hospital following scooter crash 04.26.09
A woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a collision between a scooter and a car in County Durham. The 50-year-old woman was riding along Burn Lane, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, when she collided with a Vauxhall Vectra at the junction of Carers Way. She suffered multiple injuries, breaking both legs ... more>>


Teenager crushed to death by Blueline bus 04.26.09
An 18-year-old youth was killed and his friend was injured when a Blueline bus hit their scooter in the national capital Sunday, police said. Aalekh, a Class 10 student, was driving the scooter and his friend, Vineet, 19, was riding pillion when the accident took place at Vardhaman Chowk in north Delhi Sunday afternoon, police said. "They were rushed to a hospital where Aalekh succumbed to his injuries ... more>>


Four Jersey City cops are injured in three incidents 04.24.09
Four Jersey City police officers were injured in three separate incidents Thursday, with three attacked and one involved in a scooter accident, a report in The Jersey Journal said. ... In a separate incident, Officer Thomas Revel was driving a scooter at 9 a.m. when a car that cut him off caused his scooter to lose control and slam into a traffic light pole, toppling the pole, the report said. The car drove off and was never found. Revel received bruises to his head ... more>>


Speeding truck kills woman 04.24.09
A 30-year-old woman riding her two-wheeler to work at Gujarat High Court was crushed to death by a speeding truck on SP Ring Road near Bopal circle on Thursday morning. After the accident, irate public gathered and set the truck ablaze. The victim, identified as Surabhi Desai, worked as a clerk at registrar's office in high court and had resumed work on Monday after maternity leave. The incident happened around 9.30 am when Surabhi tried to cross the truck from the left side of the road to take a right turn ... more>>


Woman, 61, critical after scooter crash 04.24.09
A 61-year-old woman was in critical condition this evening after she crashed a scooter on the Eastside, police said. The woman crashed after her scooter hit a curb in the 3100 block of Brookside Parkway South Drive at about 6:30 p.m., said Sgt. Paul Thompson, a spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. She was taken to Methodist Hospital with head injuries. Police have not released her name. Witnesses told police the woman was traveling too fast ... more>>


Another accident at Kala Gram lightpoint, 65-year-old dies 04.22.09
A 65-year-old man died after a speeding vehicle hit his scooter at the traffic lightpoint near Kala Gram on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 10.30 am when the victim, S P Vohra of Panchkula, was on his way home from Chandigarh. ... "From the condition of the scooter, a Honda Activa, it looks like it was hit by a speeding vehicle from behind. Though he was wearing a helmet, he sustained head injuries and died on the spot," ... more>>


Wreck proves deadly, Driver charged in head-on accident 04.22.09
A 55-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle accident on North Carolina Highway 69 Tuesday morning. An elderly Hayesville driver has been charged in connection with the death. Fay Bradford, 55, of Panama City Beach, Fla. died on the scene of the 11:30 a.m. crash in front of the Cottage Deli restaurant. According to the accident report filed by North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Kenneth Hyde, Bradford was headed north on her red 2006 Honda Scooter. Mary McAllister, 73, of Hayesville, attempted to make a left turn ... more>>


Victim of scooter crash was San Marcos woman 04.21.09
A woman killed in a crash while riding a motor scooter in Vista was identified yesterday as Shelley B. Meyer, 59, of San Marcos, the Medical Examiner's Office said. Meyer was heading south on South Santa Fe Avenue, near Mar Vista Drive, about 2 p.m. Saturday when a small sedan heading into the driveway of a convenience store turned left in front of her ... more>>


Tributes left for Richmond boy killed on Kingston Bridge 04.21.09
The family and friends of a scooter rider killed in a collision with a bus on Saturday have left floral tributes near where he died on Kingston Bridge. Named in tributes placed on the bridge as Daniel Izquierdo, 16, the teenager was riding towards Richmond at about 3.40pm when he hit a single decker 411 bus ... more>>


Woman, 59, Dies After Scooter Struck By Car 04.20.09
A San Marcos woman killed over the weekend in a traffic accident on a North County street was identified Monday. Shelley Meyer, 59, was riding her scooter east on South Santa Fe Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday when she passed through the intersection of Mar Vista Drive and was struck by a small sedan ... more>>


Pothole may have been to blame for Bath man's death 04.20.09
A pothole may have caused a scooter rider to lose control of his bike and hit an oncoming car. Anthony Marsh, aged 40, was riding his Lambretta scooter to Minehead on September 19 when the fatal accident occurred at Sandford Corner, on the A39 near Wembdon. An inquest at Bridgwater Town Hall heard that Mr Marsh, of Swainswick, near Bath, was a competent rider of many years. Mr Marsh's brother asked police to investigate the possibility of a pothole ... more>>


Deliveryman You Yuan Zhou knocked off his scooter and killed by hit-and-run driver 04.20.09
A Chinese restaurant deliveryman on a scooter was killed by a car that roared through a Queens intersection - and cops followed a trail of antifreeze to catch the hit-and-run driver, police said Sunday. You Yuan Zhou was making a delivery for the China House restaurant and was just a block from the Woodhaven eatery when he was struck by a speeding red Jetta ... more>>


Woman on motor scooter dies in collision in Vista 04.19.09
[fourth story in link] A 59-year-old woman on a motor scooter was killed yesterday in a two-vehicle collision, Sheriff's Department officials said. The victim, from San Marcos, was riding south on South Santa Fe Avenue near Mar Vista Drive when a sedan made a left turn in front of her. The accident occurred ... more>>


Award-winning advertising director killed in moped crash with deer 04.16.09
Keith Courtney was riding his 399cc moped along a country lane in Cornwall with his wife Anna Courtney-Forsyth travelling pillion when they collided with the animal. Mr Courtney, 42, who created several well-known advertising campaigns for Carling Black Label, Nike and Pentax, was flung from the bike and killed instantly. Mrs Courtney-Forsyth, 31, a former advertising account manager, was found seconds after the crash with multiple injuries ... more>>


Scooter couple died in deer horror 04.16.09
A couple were killed when a deer leapt into the path of their high-powered motor scooter, causing it to career out of control and hit a tree, an inquest heard. Keith Courtney, 41, and Anne Courtney-Forsyth, 31, had been married less than a year when they died in the crash. Mr Courtney was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife was rushed to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital and died in the early hours of the following morning. The accident happened on an unlit and unclassified road ... more>>


Scooter death: driver faces murder charge 04.15.09
Pretoria minibus taxi driver Percyval Matji, who allegedly drove over and killed a schoolgirl, will face a murder charge. A charge of culpable homicide against him was changed to murder on Wednesday during his brief appearance in the Pretoria District Court. ... Matji allegedly killed Bernadine Kruger, 16, in February this year while she was riding her scooter to school ... more>>


Four persons including to teenagers die in road accident 04.14.09
[second story in link] One Woman Mrs Nisha of nearby village Biring was killed on the spot while her scooterist husband Sikandar Kumar and son Adarsh sustained serious injuries, when the Scooter on which they were coming to Phagwara was hit by a speeding truck near Village Mehtan between Phagwara and Chiherru on national highways today.Police has registered a case ... more>>


Man dies as Army truck hits scooter 04.14.09
[second story in link] A 45-year-old resident of Rajpur village, Chandimandir, died after an Army truck rammed into his scooter near Red Bishop in Sector 1, Panchkula, on Monday morning. The deceased, Malkeet Singh, was on his way home after attending to his wife, who is admitted in General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, when the accident took place. He is survived by his wife and three children. "He had gone to the hospital with breakfast for his wife ... more>>


Christiana man in critical condition after scooter crash 04.13.09
A 55-year-old man was hospitalized early this morning after crashing his mooter scooter, New Castle County police said. Officers and paramedics responded to a 911 call at about 1 a.m. in the Christiana neighborhood of Timber Farms and found the man suffering from multiple injuries. Police said the man had been repairing the vehicle with his sons before taking it out ... more>>


Motor scooter accident leaves Bear man in critical condition 04.13.09
New Castle County Police are currently investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in the community of Timber Farms. The 55 year old driver has been hospitalized and listed in critical condition with a severe head injury. Early Monday morning, New Castle County Police and Paramedics responded to the 600 block of Timber Woods Blvd. for a report of a crash involving a motor scooter ... more>>


SAFETY
Shinagawa adopts safety vests for employees riding motorbikes, scooters 04.13.09
Employees of Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward riding motorcycles or scooters as part of their jobs will soon be required to wear protective vests, a first for a municipal government in Japan. The vest, weighing 1.1 kilograms, has protective polypropylene sections in its back, chest and stomach, along with reflective patches, and is hoped to provide a special improvement to rider safety. There were 196 accidents in Shinagawa Ward involving two-wheeled vehicles in 2008 ... more>>


Man On Motorized Scooter Dies In Accident 04.11.09
A 61-year-old man on a motorized scooter died after an SUV reportedly struck him on Saturday in Deerfield Beach. Broward Sheriff's Office did not release the name of man killed in the accident because family members had not yet been notified of his death. The accident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. Detectives say that's when a driver in a Toyota RAV4 struck the man ... more>>


Van and scooter collide in Pampanga, 1 hurt 04.08.09
A man and his wife were hurt when the scooter they were riding collided with a fish delivery van at an intersection along McArthur Highway in Pampanga on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the scooter driven by Arnel Salilala was cruising along the highway in Barangay Quebiawan, San Fernando, at around 3:55 p.m.when it was rammed by the van ... more>>


CHP responds to accident involving Berkeley police 04.06.09
A Berkeley police officer was at fault in an auto accident Monday that sent a 31-year old El Cerrito woman to the hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman, who was riding a motor scooter, was rounding the traffic circle at Marin and Los Angeles avenues in Berkeley when the police car drove into the circle from Marin Avenue and hit her ... more>>


Hit and Run Investigation 04.06.09
The Richmond Police Department is searching for a driver who may have unknowingly been involved in a hit-and-run accident. A 26-year-old male riding a motor scooter struck the rear of a black dump truck ... more>>


Motorist Injured in Accident 04.06.09
East End was yet again the centre of attention on Saturday when a motorist collided with another vehicle Saturday evening. It is not clear how the accident occurred, but information received suggests that the motorist, who was riding a scooter in the vicinity of the Fine Food Supermarket, crashed ... more>>


More mopeds, bikes are cause for extra caution 04.05.09
Those who make their way around Greenville on two-wheeled transportation have plenty of reasons to use caution when doing so, safety experts and law enforcement officers agree. Recent traffic incidents involving bicycles and mopeds, including a fatal wreck last week ... more>>


Rider survives DWI hit and run 04.03.09
A moped driver hit by a suspected drunk driver, is thanking two good samaritans for catching the guy who hit him. Linwood Armstrong of Asheville says he could have been killed when the car mowed him down ... more>>


Alert PMPML driver saves couple's lives 04.03.09
One usually associates a PMPML bus driver with an accident, but rarely as a saviour. However, for the Dalvi family, Haridas Jadhav, driver of a Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus, is nothing short of a saviour. On Tuesday morning, showing a great presence of mind, Jadhav applied urgent brakes and managed to save the lives of the couple whose two-wheeler skidded suddenly in front of his bus. ... The Dalvis were on their way to the sales tax bhavan on their scooter when their vehicle suddenly skidded due to water leakage on the road. The two fell on the road ... more>>


UPDATE
Truck runs over woman 04.01.09
Sangeeta Asri, 53, was run over by a speeding truck near traffic lights in Hallomajra on Tuesday, which resulted in her death. She was riding her Honda Activa scooter when the truck hit her causing her to lose her balance and fall. The truck's rear wheel passed on top of her, said cops. The accident occurred at about 1pm. She worked as senior assistant in the Haryana Women and Child Development Board office in Sector 34. Cops said she was going to work ... more>>


RELATED TO STORY BELOW
3 of a family die in road accident 04.01.09
Three people, including a seven-year-old child, were killed in a road accident at Dugri on Tuesday afternoon when the scooter they were riding on fell in front of an oncoming truck, whose heavy wheels crushed their heads. The truck's driver, who failed to apply the brakes in time, fled from the scene and police ... more>>


Three mowed down by truck 04.01.09
Three members of a family were killed while one was injured after their two-wheeler was hit by a truck near Dugri this afternoon. After the accident, truck driver Rachpal Singh fled away from the spot leaving behind his vehicle. The incident occurred around noon when the victims were coming towards Ludhiana from Raikot on a scooter. While Amar Singh was driving the scooter ... more>>


52-year-old woman crushed under truck 04.01.09
A 52-year-old woman, riding her two-wheeler without wearing a helmet, died after being hit by a rashly driven truck near Poultry Farm Chowk near Hallomajra on Tuesday. The body of the victim, identified as Sangeeta Asri, was mutilated beyond recognition ... more>>

Lutz man dies in scooter accident 03.31.09
A 24-year-old Lutz man riding a scooter this morning died after running into a concrete storage building, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Adrian Hernandez, of 5610 Sailfish Drive Apt. A, was riding through the Carlton Arms Apartments on his 2008 Shanghai Motor Scooter just before noon when he lost control ... more>>


Blyth man dies in scooter accident 03.31.09
A BLYTH man has died following a bike accident on a Northumberland road. James Cranson, 39, died in Newcastle General Hospital on Monday after an accident while riding his red Megalow scooter bike. The accident happened Monday at 10.53am ... more>>


Security police officer nabbed for drunk driving 03.31.09
An off-duty police officer was sent to the prosecutions office yesterday afternoon for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol after having been injured in a car accident yesterday. According to a statement from the Public Security Police (PSP), at about 4:40 am the off-duty police officer was injured after crashing his scooter in Avenida de Amizade near ... more>>


Man crashes scooter after losing control 03.30.09
An unidentified man was taken to the hospital yesterday with minor injuries after he crashed his scooter. The accident took place at 2:28 p.m. on Route 16 by the Tire Depot, said Guam Fire Department spokesman Capt. Joseph Flores. "He lost control and he skidded ... (third story down) more>>


'Newbie' riders blamed for rise in moped spills 03.30.09
Inexperienced riders taking to mopeds are thought to be causing a rise in scooter accidents as people ditch their cars in the face of high petrol costs. The rise in motorists switching to motorcycles and scooters has also resulted in more motorcycle-related injury claims to ACC. Last year, 51 people were killed on ... more>>


Motorcyclist hurt in crash at county line, Crossroads 03.29.09
Windsor man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was driving was hit by a sports utility vehicle on Crossroads Boulevard and Larimer County Road 1. A Windsor woman driving a 2001 Chevy Tracker south of LCR 1 ran a stop sign hitting the front of the westbound 2007 Suzuki Burgman, according to Colorado State Patrol Trooper ... more>>


TU athlete sustains career-ending injuries in accident 03.26.09
Tulsa tennis player Ross Cunningham sustained career-ending injuries in a car-motorcycle accident Monday. Cunningham sustained a fractured right leg, dislocated hip, face fracture and other injuries, according to the police report. He was taken to St. John Hospital for treatment and remains there in stable condition. ... A car traveling west on 11th made a left turn into the QuikTrip entrance. Cunningham was traveling east in the curb lane aboard his scooter, according ... more>>


Man dies in scooter accident 03.26.09
ER24 paramedics were called out to an accident on the N1, involving a vehicle and a scooter. Paramedics found the scooter rider, a male believed to be in his 30s, lying on the side of the road. The scooter had collided with a Toyota Rav 4 ... more>>


Road crash horror brought home to college students 03.25.09
A graphic mock-up of a road smash brought home the realities of the dangers young scooter riders can face. A horrific crash between a moped and a car was staged in the motor vehicle workshops at Furness College. Students gasped as they witnessed the aftermath of an extremely realistic-looking collision ... more>>


UPDATE
Moped driver hospitalized: Car pins fallen scooter rider to roadside rail 03.24.09
A 29-year-old moped driver is in serious condition at Guam Memorial Hospital after he was struck by a car yesterday afternoon. Galileo Cruz was taken to GMH after he was hit by a vehicle and pinned against the railing on the roadside in Dededo, said Guam Fire Department spokesman Capt. Joseph Flores. The man was conscious, responsive and alert while being transferred ... more>>


Scooter rider dies after accident 03.24.09
A man has died in hospital after being found lying by his motor scooter on the B3092 at Frome in Somerset. It is believed the rider was on his way home from work when the accident happened late on Saturday night. The man was taken to the Royal United Hospital ... more>>


Man on scooter struck by vehicle, pinned against railing 03.24.09
A 29-year-old man was taken to Guam Memorial Hospital this afternoon after his scooter was struck by a vehicle in Dededo and he was pinned against the railing on the roadside, said Guam Fire Department spokesman Capt. Joseph Flores. The man was conscious, responsive and alert ... more>>


Riding Scooters Not Free Of Risk For Wellington Commuters 03.24.09
he small size and easy manoeuvrability of scooters can belie some of the dangers they pose for an increasing number of commuters riding them to work. Wellington chartered accountant Debbie Moore knows only too well these risks. Last August, Debbie came off her scooter in Mount Victoria while riding to work and has since endured nearly eight months ... more>>


Co-workers' gifts help ease burden of woman caring for spouse 03.23.09
Dianna and Jack Woodall, who owns Woodall's Roofing, were in Mexico on a trip courtesy of her husband's shingle supplier. Jack Woodall, 44, was on a scooter when the accident happened. "He remembers hitting a pothole and thinking that he would be able to roll over it," Dianna Woodall recalled, "but the wheel went into the hole and he went airborne. He hit his head on the road." He was wearing a helmet, which kept him from crushing his skull and injuring his brain. But it couldn't stop the compression injuries that fractured his face and spinal cord. Jack Woodall was flown to San Antonio, where he had spinal fusion ... more>>


Scooterist dies in accident in Sector 44 03.23.09
Planning to fly to the US next month to meet his parents, 38-year-old Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Sector 56, did not know that destiny had something else in store for him. Singh's scooter was hit by an unidentified vehicle near the petrol pump in Sector 44 around 11.30 pm on Saturday and he died on the way to hospital. According to police, the victim was returning home ... more>>


Man airlifted after scooter crash 03.22.09
A 46-year-old man was airlifted to a local hospital after falling from his motorized scooter in Fairfield Saturday evening, according to police. Officers responded at about 7:15 p.m. to the 600 block of San Marco Street after receiving a report of a motorcyclist injured in a solo traffic accident ... more>>


35-yr-old scooterist run over by car 03.21.09
According to the police, Hardeep Singh, who worked with a private company, was returning home with his mother on his Honda Activa scooter when a speeding car hit them at the traffic lights on the road dividing Sectors 38 and 40 on Thursday night. Both Hardeep and his mother fell on the road ... more>>


Scooter clipped by car 03.20.09
Albuquerque Police are investigating an accident involving a car and a scooter which took place Friday morning at Singer and Office Boulevard NE. Police said the driver of the car was trying to make a turn ... more>>


Scooter driver remains hospitalized after accident 03.19.09
A Champaign man remained hospitalized Wednesday with injuries he received when he was thrown from a motor scooter in Urbana on Tuesday evening. An Urbana police report said James Hamilton, 40, of the 1200 block of Cambridge Drive, was eastbound on Water Street when a westbound car turning left onto Walnut collided with him. The car driver ... more>>


Jasonville man wrecks scooter 03.19.09
Jimmy Lee Johnson, 44, Jasonville, was taken to the hospital with injuries Wednesday afternoon after he had an accident while riding a scooter. Johnson was westbound on State Road 48 near State Road 59 near Jasonville on a 49 c.c. Linhai motor scooter when the accident occurred around 2:02 p.m. Johnson told Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Leon Dunigan that he had moved over to the right side of the roadway ... more>>


Child hit by moped in Owensboro 03.18.09
In Owensboro, a child was hit by a moped on McFarland Avenue. The accident happened late Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said the girl ran into the street into the path ... more>>


Man charged after he tried to run from police on moped, crashed into home 03.18.09
A Myrtle Beach man was charged with fleeing police after he crashed his moped into a home inside Ocean View Mobile Home Park, according to a police report. Duamiel Cross, 34, of 131 Greenlake Lane, was charged with driving under suspension ... more>>


Elderly scooter rider hurt in rush-hour crash 03.18.09
An elderly scooter rider suffered serious head injuries following a crash which closed a busy Peterborough road for more than four hours during rush-hour. Emergency services, along with an air ambulance, were called ... more>>


Boy, 16, hurt crashing scooter into friend's bike 03.18.09
A teenage moped rider was taken to hospital after crashing into the back of his friend's scooter on his way to school. Ben Orpin, 16, was treated at the scene by paramedics who put a neck brace on the him, put him on a spinal board ... more>>


Wayward Truck Hits Scooters - One Dies, Four Injured 03.17.09
After the driver of a truck lost control over his vehicle, it hit two scooters before falling sideways by the side of a road at Kadambar-Hosangady, Manjeshwar near Kasargod here on Monday March 16 evening. The scooter rider, who died in the accident, has been identified as ... more>>


Teenager injured in scooter crash 03.17.09
A teenager was taken to hospital after he was flung off his scooter in a crash. Paramedics put a neck brace on the youth, put him on a spinal board and he took him to Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham. The incident happened today ... more>>


2 injured in scooter accident 03.15.09
Two people were taken from an accident scene by Medic Ambulance after a car collided with what police described as a small homemade scooter. The accident happened shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday at West 13th Street and the 700 block of Gaines Street in Davenport. Two ambulances took away the two injured people ... more>>


Death revives King Edward traffic debate 03.13.09
Meanwhile, a 41-year-old man was fighting for his life Thursday night after his scooter collided with a car near Merivale Road, sending him to hospital with serious head injuries, a collapsed lung and broken legs, according to paramedics. scooter mention is at bottom of story ... more>>


Tourist Injured in Accident 03.12.09
A tourist was rushed to the Peebles Hospital this afternoon following an accident at Duff Bottom. According to information, the man who arrived in the Territory as a passenger aboard the sailing vessel Galaxy, was riding a scooter when the accident occurred. It is not clear how the accident occurred. One the scene of the accident, two sets of blood were splattered on the road ... more>>


Crash closes Merivale between Baseline and Kirkwood 03.11.09
Motorists are urged to avoid Merivale Road between Baseline Road and Kirkwood Avenue Thursday morning because of an accident that left a 41-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. ... The scooter rider was taken to the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital with serious head injuries, a collapsed lung and broken legs ... more>>


Man on scooter critically injured in crash 03.11.09
Metro Police are investigating the crash of a 2008 Honda Metropolitan scooter in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley that left a 51-year-old Las Vegas man in critical condition. The crash occurred about 11:05 p.m. Tuesday as the scooter traveled ... more>>


Scooter struck by vehicle 03.11.09
A car turning north onto Indian Rocks Road from Bayview Drive struck a passing motor scooter shortly before 9:30 p.m. on March 7. According to Belleair police Chief Tom Edwards, Brian Gallagher, 42, of Belleair did not see the approaching scooter ... more>>


Driver involved in fatal scooter accident still unidentified 03.08.09
Police say the body of a man who died in a fatal scooter accident has been taken to the medical examiners officer for identification. The accident happened around 2:45 Friday ... more>>


Moped rider killed in wreck with pickup truck 03.08.09
A moped rider who was struck by a small pickup truck and thrown into the roadway was subsequently run over by an oncoming tractor trailer and killed outside of Monetta on Friday morning. Sylvester Morris of Batesburg was 52. He was wearing a helmet. He was pronounced dead ... more>>


Police, fire log 03.08.09
Jedidiah Fickes, 29, Mount Joy, was driving a motor scooter eastbound on Miller Drive, West Hempfield Township, when Mark Miller, 38, Mount Joy, pulled out of his driveway in a pickup truck, police said. Fickes hit the driver side of the truck, was thrown across the hood ... more>>


One Person Killed In Aiken County Accident On Highway 1 03.06.09
According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, Sylvester Morris, 52, was pronounced dead at the scene of a 5:58 a.m. crash near Batesburg, SC. Morris was traveling north on Highway 1 in Aiken County, South Carolina on a 2008 Yamaha moped when he ran into the driver side door of a 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck ... more>>


Moped rider seriously hurt 03.05.09
A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was struck by an automobile while driving his scooter on Marine Corps Drive yesterday. Guam Memorial Hospital Nursing Supervisor Bill Toves said yesterday the man sustained head injuries ... more>>


Ipava man killed after scooter flips over 03.03.09
A Fulton County man was killed Monday night when the electric scooter he was riding flipped over. Arlan L. Willison, 83, of rural Ipava died after striking his head on the pavement. ... more>>


Pink Scooter Lady Dies From Injuries Sustained In Accident 03.03.09
Traffic investigators with the Chattanooga Police Department have confirmed that a woman seriously injured in an accident Friday evening has died as a result of her injuries. Ellen Pitman, 51, was critically injured ... more>>


Teenager Sent to Hospital After Crashing Moped 03.01.09
A teenage moped rider was taken to the hospital after crashing into a car. It happened around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Police say after crashing into the car, the 15-year-old boy slid underneath a parked car. The boy was operating the moped ... more>>

Oakland woman arrested in San Francisco scooter crash 02.27.09
An Oakland woman was arrested late Thursday in San Francisco after crashing her car into and severely injuring another woman riding a motor scooter in the city's West Portal neighborhood, police said. The crash happened just after 11 p.m. ... more>>


Developer Yunker ID'd in fatal crash of scooter 02.23.09
A Fort Collins neighborhood is coming to grips today with a scooter accident that killed one of their own. Developer and mortgage broker William Allan Yunker, 52, died Saturday when his 1999 Aprilia scooter apparently drifted off the south side of Richards Lake Road ... more>>


Man killed in weekend accident 02.23.09
A Canadian man is dead after suffering a serious head injury in a weekend automobile accident in Winterhaven. ... The second vehicle was a 2008 Honda Ruckus scooter-type motorcycle driven by the Canadian man ... more>>


Drivers in Trouble 02.19.09
A 50-year-old man, who injured himself with a chainsaw, crashed after he decided to ride his scooter from Frenchman Bay Road to Albany Hospital to receive treatment. The man lost control of the scooter ... more>>


Man thrown 30 feet in motor scooter accident 02.10.09
A 41-year-old man was thrown about 30 feet Monday when his mooter scooter collided with a car in Wilmington. The accident happened about 3:50 p.m. at Miller Road ... more>>


Victim identified in fatal scooter accident on 41 bypass 02.03.09
A 49-year-old Henderson man was killed late Monday night when he was hit by a semi tractor-trailer while riding a motorized scooter on the U.S. 41 bypass. City police said the accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. ... more>>

Tears at inquest into Bramley teenager's scooter crash 01.08.09
A driver who turned into the path of a Bramley teenager causing him to smash his scooter into her car broke down in tears as she apologised to his grieving family. Dawn Penny-Larter told police she did not see the scooter ... more>>


Wilton Manors man suffers head injury after scooter crash 01.08.09
A man who crashed his scooter and suffered a serious head injury remained in critical condition on Thursday, police said. The man ... more>>

UF student dies two days after scooter accident 12.04.08
The University of Florida student who was injured Tuesday when a motorist struck his scooter died Thursday at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville police reported. Michael R. Van Wagner, 22, of Sparr, died from his injuries shortly before 2 p.m., according to police. Wagner had been hospitalized ... more>>

Slick roads lead to fatal crashes 11.04.08
Sunday, a 72-year-old Santa Cruz man died when he lost control of his 2005 Vespa motor scooter on Highway 9 near the Santa Cruz-Santa Clara county line, the CHP reported. The accident happened around noon. The man ... more>>

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