Suspected drunk driver on electric scooter hits, kills 91-year-old California man
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A 91-year-old man died after being hit by a suspected drunken driver riding a rented electric scooter with a passenger on the back, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.
The crash occurred Saturday night along northbound Lincoln Boulevard in the Venice neighborhood, police said.
The victim was walking on the east sidewalk when the scooter struck him, leading him to fall to the pavement and hit his head, according to police.
A 29-year-old electric scooter rider is facing possible DUI and other charges involving a collision on a Venice sidewalk with a 91-year-old pedestrian who suffered a fatal head injury, police said.