Police: Man Thrown From Mobility Scooter in Hit and Run

A man is recovering after his mobility scooter was struck by a pickup truck in Manassas on Saturday in an apparent hit and run, according to Manassas City Police.

The victim, 58, was at the corner of Sudley Road and Digges Road with his grandson near 7:20 p.m. The two were attempting to cross at the intersection when the driver of a blue Dodge Ram pickkup truck made a right turn from Digges Road onto Sudley.

“The vehicle struck the victim’s mobility scooter, damaging the wheel and throwing him off, causing him to fall onto the curb and strike his head on the grass,” according to public information officer Adrienne Helms.

The truck stopped in a nearby parking lot and two middle-aged Hispanic men got out. According to the victim, they tried to communicate with the victim in Spanish for a brief moment before fleeing the scene, heading north towards Rolling Road.

The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the grandson was unharmed, according to Helms.

Damage to the scooter was estimated to be $400.