Scooter Operator Strikes Back Of SUV, Suffers Significant Neck Injury

CLEARWATER, FL — A 22-year-old man on a motor scooter suffered significant neck injuries when the scooter struck the rear of an SUV Friday.

Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a crash at 4:20 p.m. on Highland Avenue at Franklin Street. According to police, the scooter and SUV were both headed north on Highland Avenue when the SUV stopped for traffic and the scooter following behind struck the rear of the SUV.

The operator was thrown through the rear windshield of the SUV.

He was flown to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg where he is in stable condition and is expected to recover.