The operator of the e-scooter was arrested on suspicion of operating a bicycle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and DUI causing bodily injury.
A man riding on an electric scooter in Berkeley was seriously injured Monday night in a crash, police said. The crash happened around 8 p.m. on Oxford Street, near Addison Street. According to police, the e-scooter operator merged into a southbound lane and collided with a vehicle.
Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter. The passenger, identified as a 33-year-old man, was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital. The operator of the e-scooter was arrested on suspicion of operating a bicycle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and DUI causing bodily injury, after officers conducted several field sobriety tests, police said.Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Irving Moreno-Reyes of San Pablo. According to police, Moreno-Reyes had outstanding warrants for DUI, a previously suspended driver's license, and was booked in connection with those warrants, as well. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers, police said.
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