Traffic & Transit
'Electric Scooter,' Car Collide in Storrs Crosswalk Mishap
A crosswalk incident in Storrs sent a scooter rider to Windham Hospital.

STORRS, CT β A can and what state police called "an electric scooter" collided in a crosswalk
The incident took place at 4 p.m. on May 25
According to a state police crash report, a 34-year-old -East Hartford resident was slowing down toward the Storrs Road-Frontage Road intersection on a "electric scooter" in order to use the crosswalk.
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A 73-year-old North Windham woman driving a 2016 Subaru Outback was stopped at the intersection, but then began "inching" forward in an effort to make a right turn and hit the scooter driver in the crosswalk, according to a crash report.
The scooter driver was transported to Windham Hospital with a minor injury. according to a crash report. The driver of the car was given a verbal warning for the incident.
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