Man Dies After Crashing Motorized Scooter Into Tree Downtown
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Dr. Vishal Bansal, medical director of trauma, Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
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Authorities Monday publicly identified a 53-year-old Georgia man who was fatally injured when he crashed a motorized scooter into a tree in the Core-Columbia area.
Chrisopher Conti of Woodstock, Georgia, was riding northbound on the west sidewalk of 10th Avenue around 10 p.m. Wednesday when he made a left turn at B Street, lost control of the scooter and crashed into a tree, San Diego Police Sgt. Victoria Houseman said.
Conti, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, suffered serious head injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Friday, Houseman said.
"This is the first known fatality in the city of San Diego involving a scooter," Houseman said.
