Knoxville, TN : Driver of motorized scooter injured in North Knoxville crash on Wednesday evening, Nov 4, 2015

A male trying to cross North Broadway on a motorized scooter was struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The incident, near 4434 N. Broadway, was reported just before 7 p.m., according to a Knoxville Police Department news release.

The right lane of northbound traffic on Broadway had stopped in front of the Dollar Tree store to allow the driver of the scooter to cross, police said. The male entered the right lane and then crossed into the left lane of northbound traffic without checking for oncoming vehicles, when he was hit by a car, according to the release.

The scooter driver, who was not identified, was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, KPD said.

More details as they develop online and in Friday’s News Sentinel.

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Driver of motorized scooter injured in North Knoxville crash