Scooter driver in critical condition after early morning crash on Bates Street
The driver of a scooter was taken to the hospital after a crash that happened early on Sunday morning.
According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, around 5:45 a.m., police, EMS, and fire units were called to a crash on Bates Street and 2nd Avenue.
Once they arrived on the scene, they found a man who had been riding a scooter down Bates Street failed to stop at a red light, and hit the side of an SUV traveling down 2nd Avenue.
Medics took him to the hospital in critical condition. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The driver of the SUV remained on the scene and spoke with police.
