GRANDMOTHER LEFT BRUISED AND BATTERED AFTER E-SCOOTER HIT-AND-RUN
A grandmother who was knocked to the ground by a youth riding an e-scooter was left so badly bruised and battered that she could not remember getting home.
Christine Ranger, 74, was walking her dog along a cyclepath near her home when she collided with the boy who was wearing a school uniform.
The pensioner tumbled to the floor, while the young boy rode off, leaving her on the ground.
Gran-of-six Christine managed to struggle back to her home in Pill, Somerset, although she has no memory of doing so.
Her daughter, Karen, said: "Mum was out walking the dog at around 3.15pm and was by the basketball court when she was hit by the boy on the e-scooter. He knocked her over and she face-planted the floor.
"The boy just left her on the floor and carried on and did not stop to help her. Mum doesn't remember how she managed to get up and get home.
"She is bruised and battered from her nose upwards."
Karen intends to complain to the school involved, Somerset Live says.
"She is shaken up by it all and says she still feels dizzy," Karen, who is from Nailsea, Somerset, added.
"She also suffered bruising to her hand. Mum is a very understanding person and accidents do happen.
"But this boy did not even stop to see if she was ok. It's disgusting that he left her on the floor in that state.
"This child should not have been riding an e scooter in this area. It needs to be stopped as this could very easily happen to someone else who could come off even worse."
E-scooters are classed as "personal light electric motor vehicles" and are covered by the same laws and regulations that apply to all motor vehicles.
They should not be ridden on the pavement or by children and riding them while under the influence of drink or drugs is an offence.
Rental scooters can be hired by riders with a driving licence. Riders must still comply with traffic legislation or face fines and points on their licence.
The government website Gov.uk says it's unlikely that privately-owned e-scooter riders will be able to comply with all the requirements for them to be used lawfully on the roads and other public places.
The current guidance is that personal e-scooters can only be used legally on private land, with the permission of the landowner.