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HERCULES — A boy under 18 was hospitalized last week after colliding with a car’s rear-view mirror as he rode a scooter, police said.
The collision between the car and the boy happened Aug. 29 about 4:05 p.m. in the 1600 block of Refugio Valley Road, Hercules police said in a statement. The boy had injuries to his right arm and right leg that police said were minor.
According to police, the scooter rider and a 53-year-old El Sobrante resident driving a 2018 Mazda were both going east. The boy was near the south curb line, and collided with the Mazda’s passenger side window as the vehicle went approximately 25-30 mph, police said.
The boy fell off his scooter after the collision. Police said that at the direction of the boy’s mother, he went by ambulance to a hospital for treatment.
Originally published at Rick Hurd