WASHINGTON CITY, UT : Boy, 10, escapes injury when his scooter crashes into SUV on Thursday, October, 19th 2017

A 10-year-old boy riding a scooter to school ran into the side of an SUV as he was crossing a street in Washington City and was taken to the hospital as a precaution Thursday.

Officers, EMTs and emergency personnel responded to Harvest Lane just before 8 a.m to find that the boy had been knocked from the scooter during impact. After being evaluated by Washington City Fire EMTs, he was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center for evaluation “mainly as a precaution,” Washington City Police spokesman Ed Kantor said.Witnesses at the scene told police the SUV was heading west on Harvest Lane just as the child, also heading west on his foot-powered scooter, cut across the street midway through the block to reach the north side of the street where Riverside Elementary School is located.

As he darted across, the child struck the rear driver’s side panel of the SUV, knocking him to the ground. The driver stopped immediately to check on the child.

Officers investigating the incident found that the driver was not speeding and “the investigation at this point shows there was no fault on the part of the driver, so no enforcement action has been taken,” Kantor said.

The vehicle sustained little damage during the incident and was driven from the scene.

“We caution drivers to watch for children darting out in front of traffic,” he said, adding that “we also caution children who are riding or walking to school to watch for traffic, cross in designated crosswalks and to be careful.”

Kantor went on to say that drivers have a higher degree of responsibility when it comes to pedestrian safety, primarily due to the fact that a 2,000-pound vehicle can be lethal if involved in an incident with a pedestrian. Even so, children can take steps to increase their own safety while making their way to school, and parents can play a key role in that.

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Boy, 10, escapes injury when his scooter crashes into SUV