Teen riding scooter fatally struck by U-Haul in Henderson
U-Haul truck (courtesy)
A 17-year-old girl was fatally struck by a U-Haul truck while she rode an electric scooter in Henderson Friday morning.
At around 10:30 a.m., a 2019 white U-Haul was heading east on Sun Shadow Avenue approaching North Pecos Road. The truck turned onto Pecos and into the path of the girl’s electric scooter, which was in a bike lane, according to the Henderson Police Department.
The girl was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where she later died.
Police said the U-Haul driver stayed at the scene. Police did not determine whether the driver was impaired.
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