Police have arrested a person on suspicion of DUI in reference to a crash involving an electrical scooter in Venice that resulted within the loss of life of a 91-year-old man, police mentioned Tuesday.
The sufferer was strolling on the sidewalk on Lincoln Boulevard round 9:20 p.m. Saturday when a motorized scooter struck him, inflicting him to hit his head on the pavement, in response to a Los Angeles Police Division information launch.
He acquired medical support however later succumbed to his accidents.
Authorities haven’t recognized the sufferer as his subsequent of kin had not been notified but, LAPD mentioned late Tuesday morning.
Two folks aboard the scooter on the time — a male rider and a feminine passenger — had been each ejected from it and onto the sidewalk following the collision, in response to LAPD.
The suspect, recognized by police as 29-year-old James Cody Skene, remained on the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and booked into jail early the next morning.
He was initially held on $100,000 bail however has since been launched after posting bond, inmate data confirmed.
No additional particulars had been instantly supplied.
The crash stays underneath investigation, and anybody with info is requested to name West Site visitors Division detectives at 213-473-0234 or 213-473-0222, or — if after hours and on weekends — 877-527-3247.
Tipsters can go away a tip anonymously by calling 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting www.lapdonline.org.
