A San Diego police cruiser
A San Diego police cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

A 25-year-old man suffered serious head injuries when he crashed an electric scooter on a street in downtown San Diego’s East Village neighborhood.

The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Sunday on G Street between 10th and 11th streets, San Diego Police Officer John Buttle said.

The 25-year-old man was riding on the north sidewalk of G Street when he lost control of the scooter for unknown reasons and fell off, Buttle said.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of a fractured skull, a fractured orbital and a brain bleed, which were not believed to be life-threatening, the officer said.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.