HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – The Harrisonburg Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened Wednesday night reportedly involving a vehicle and an electric foot scooter.
Personnel with HPD, Harrisonburg Fire Department and Harrisonburg Rescue Squad responded to the crash near the intersection of 4th Street and Stuart Street just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to an HPD release.
When officers arrived, they found the driver of the scooter unresponsive in the street. EMS attempted lifesaving measures, but the scooter driver — John Berrett, 51, of Greenville — was pronounced deceased at Sentara RMH Medical Center, according to the release.
HPD’s Accident Reconstruction Team and HPD patrol officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and witnesses of the crash, and HPD determined the scooter was traveling east on 4th Street when Berrett disregarded the stop sign, entered the intersection and hit the vehicle, which was traveling north on Stuart Street. The vehicle driver stopped immediately and called 911, HPD said.
The investigation is ongoing as the HPD Accident Reconstruction Team is collecting more information to determine the circumstances that led to the crash. No charges have been filed, the release said.
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