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HomeNewsDriver charged after e-scooter collision

Driver charged after e-scooter collision

A driver who collided with a girl riding an e-scooter on 21 August has been charged by the Sunshine Coast Forensic Crash Unit.

It will be alleged around 8am in Maroochydore, the woman driving a Kia 4 pulled out of a driveway onto Main Road and collided with a girl who was riding an e-scooter on the footpath.

The 12-year-old Alexandra Headland girl was taken to hospital in a critical condition, however is now recovering at home.

On 8 September, the 21-year-old Maroochydore woman, was charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing grievous bodily harm.

She is expected to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 22 October.

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