Mom Of 12-Year-Old Boy On Scooter Ticketed After Morton Grove Crash

MORTON GROVE, IL — The mother of a 12-year-old boy was issued a citation after he was hit by an SUV while riding a motorized scooter in the street in Morton Grove last week. According to police reports, emergency personnel were called to the intersection between Davis Street and Parkside on Sept. 17 shortly before 6 p.m., the Morton Grove Champion reported.

Police said an SUV driven by a 30-year-old Glen Ellyn woman told them she struck the scooter after it ran a stop sign, while the boy said he did not notice the vehicle and admitted he failed to stop at the stop sign, according to the paper.

The 12-year-old Morton Grove resident and a passenger riding on the back of his scooter were treated for minor injuries at Luther General Hospital, police said. The driver was uninjured but her car sustained moderate damage.

The boy's mother was ticketed by Morton Grove police for "parental responsibility for violations by minors," the Champion reported, because the motor scooter was not permitted to be driven on public roads. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Morton Grove, Niles — or your community. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

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