Scooter Crash Injures Encinitas Man

A 44-year-old Encinitas man faces drunken driving charges and the loss of part of his leg after driving his scooter, possibly without its lights, on a street in Fallbrook on New Year's Eve.

Bradley Mills was driving a 2002 Vespa scooter, possibly without any lights on, south on Gird Road approaching Caballo Lane at an unknown speed about 5:24 p.m. Saturday, according to CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt.

A 45-year-old Fallbrook man in a 1995 Honda Civic was driving north on Gird Road and turned left onto Caballo Lane, into the path of the scooter, Bettencourt said.

The scooter struck the left front corner of the Honda, Mills was ejected, and his left leg was partly severed, Bettencourt said.

Mills was taken to Palomar Hospital to be treated and was arrested for suspicion of drunken driving, Bettencourt said.

The Honda’s driver was not injured, Bettencourt said.

-City News Service