Los Angeles has First Electric Scooter DUI Case
It was only a matter of time before this happened. A Los Angeles man has been busted for riding an electric scooter while intoxicated. 28-year-old Nicholas Kauffroath allegedly knocked over…
STRASBOURG, FRANCE – MAY 18: Italian students from the Primo Levi Technical Institute of Vignola in the Modena Province, toast with glasses of beer in a pub during a school trip to Strasbourg, France to visit the European Parliament on May 18, 2004. School trips can be a sort of initiation trip for teenagers, where they are introduced for the first time to alcohol and drugs. Many times they don’t sleep for the whole trip. The trips often allow the students to get to know each other better. If one is considered “different” than the group, it can be a nightmare experience for the teenager. Mainly the teenagers are only interested in clubs, shopping and having a pizza instead of the cultural aspects of the school trip. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty ImagesIt was only a matter of time before this happened.
A Los Angeles man has been busted for riding an electric scooter while intoxicated. 28-year-old Nicholas Kauffroath allegedly knocked over a 64-year-old pedestrian on a sidewalk while riding a Bird scooter. The City Attorney's Office confirms that this is the first motorized scooter driving under the influence legal case with a charge in Los Angeles. Kauffroath had a blood-alcohol level that was more than three times the legal limit. The pedestrian injured by the scooter rider was left with an abrasion on their knee. The guilty party was placed on 36 months of probation and must complete a DUI program. Does this mean Kauffroath isn't allowed to drive a vehicle during this time either? Have you ridden an electric scooter?
