By Sue Danielson
Photo: Cedar Rapids Police Department
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Two boys, ages 8 and 12 have life-threatening injuries after their scooter was hit by a car in Cedar Rapids. Police say the boys were hit around 4 yesterday near 15th Street and Mount Vernon Road SE. According to Witnesses and video evidence the boys ran a stop sign.
The boys are hospitalized at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Police say the boys were riding a single VeoRide electric scooter in the alley between 15th Street and Camburn Court SE and rode onto Mount Vernon Road SE and were hit by a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix travelling westbound on Mount Vernon Road SE.