E-scooter rider airlifted to Paterson [NJ] hospital after crash, police says
By: Philip DeVencentis
NorthJersey.com
USA Today Network - New Jersey
BLOOMINGDALE - A 41-year-old man sustained serious injuries when he lost control of his electric scooter and struck a guardrail on July 25, [2026] police said.
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The crash occurred at 7:50 PM. at the T-intersection of Hamburg Turnpike and Vreeland Avenue, said Sargent Sami Zeidan. The man was airlifted by medevac to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, where he remained the next day. Riders of bicycles and scooters should wear helmets and be "mindful of their surroundings," Zeldan said.
..... Truveta, a health care analytics company in Bellevue, Washington,, said in a July 6 [2026] report that U.S. emergency room visits related to e-bikes and e-scooters are becoming more frequent across every age bracket.
..... The report said the rate among patients younger than 18 years old went up form 3.9 per 10,000 emergency room visits between January and MAY 2023 to 71.7 per 10,000 visits in the first five months of this year [2026] - an increase of 671%.