A scooter rider was hospitalized Monday evening after allegedly colliding with a car at an intersection in the Baker neighborhood.
The rider failed to stop at a stop sign around 5 p.m. and collided with a car near the intersection of East First Avenue and North Cherokee Street, Denver police spokesman Kurt Barnes said.
“The scooter appears to be the at-fault vehicle,” he said.
The rider sustained injuries to her face and appeared to break a bone but is expected to survive, Barnes said.
Police closed westbound lanes of East First Avenue after the crash but the lanes are expected to re-open this evening, Barnes said.
There were no indications that drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash.
Denver recorded its first known fatal scooter accident in August after a man rode a Lyft scooter into oncoming traffic.
responded to E. 1st Ave. and N. Cherokee St. on a crash involving a stand up scooter vs an auto. The scooter rider sustained SBI and was transported to a local hospital. W/B 1st is closed at Cherokee.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
