Crash involving motorized scooter injures 1 in east Las Vegas

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Updated November 16, 2018 - 11:06 pm

Charleston Boulevard has been re-opened after a crash that seriously injured a person driving a motorized scooter in the east valley on Friday night, Las Vegas police said.

Police received reports at about 5:50 p.m. of a crash involving a motorized scooter and a car at East Charleston Boulevard and South Lamb Boulevard, said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Goodwin. The driver of the scooter was hospitalized at University Medical Center with serious injuries, he said.

Charleston Boulevard was closed in both directions in the area of the crash, Goodwin said at about 6:30 p.m. Friday. The road has since been re-opened, police said.

Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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