A man suffered critical injuries when he fell while riding a motorized scooter in Reston yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, police say.
The Fairfax County Police Department said the man fell while riding a scooter at Town Center Drive and Bowman Towne Drive. He was taken to the hospital with injuries considered life-threatening.
According to scanner traffic on Open MHz, the crash occurred around 2:36 p.m. An initial dispatch suggested that a bicyclist was involved, but a responding officer quickly clarified that it “looked like a crash with scooter going at high speed.”
An FCPD spokesperson confirmed that no other vehicle was involved in the crash.
“The circumstances of what caused the crash are currently under investigation by our Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives,” the spokesperson wrote in a statement.
Town Center Drive was closed for about two hours yesterday, as crash reconstruction unit detectives worked on the scene.
Road Closure: Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives are responding to Town Center Dr and Bowman Towne Dr after a man fell while riding a scooter. The man was taken to the hospital with injuries considered life-threatening. Town Center Dr is closed. Please use alternate route. pic.twitter.com/se6eqf1Yal
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) November 26, 2023
