Overview
- A 10-year-old girl riding an electric scooter was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Lincolns Meadow Drive and Dukes Run Drive in northwest Harris County after entering the intersection without stopping at a stop sign, according to Harris County Precinct 4.
- Deputies and emergency crews applied a tourniquet to control heavy bleeding at the scene before the child was transported to a local hospital for treatment, and officials have not released her name or current condition.
- The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators while the crash investigation remains active and scene-related lane closures have since been cleared.
- Memorial Hermann trauma staff and Precinct 4 officials said the collision highlights growing safety concerns as more children use e-scooters and e-bikes and urged helmet use, supervision, and obeying traffic signs.
- Precinct 4 has begun outreach to local schools and is researching possible safety guidance or regulations for e-scooters and e-bikes as officials work to prevent similar injuries among young riders.