Man riding scooter injured after being struck by possible DUI driver in Seattle The driver was arrested for investigation of DUI after 'exhibiting signs of impairment'

Seattle Police are investigating after a man riding an electric scooter in the road was hit by a car in the International District. The driver of the car was possibly impaired at the time, police say. Seattle Police are investigating after a man riding an electric scooter in the road was hit by a car in the International District. The driver of the car was possibly impaired at the time, police say. Photo: GENNA MARTIN/SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: GENNA MARTIN/SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 62 Caption Close Man riding scooter injured after being struck by possible DUI driver in Seattle 1 / 62 Back to Gallery

A man riding an electric scooter was hospitalized with a head injury Thursday night after he was hit by a possibly impaired driver, who was later arrested.

The 32-year-old man was riding a stand-on electric scooter in the roadway, in the 900 block of South Jackson Street at 7:30 p.m. A Chevy Impala, driven by a 50-year-old woman, crashed in to him.

The woman initially left the scene of the crash, according to a Seattle Police blotter post, but a few minutes later, the woman drove back to speak with officers. Officers conducted sobriety tests, which she failed, and she was arrested for DUI. She also lied about her name and "other details" to investigators, officials say.

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Meanwhile, the man who was riding the scooter was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a head injury. He is recovering.

Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad also responded to the scene and their investigation is ongoing.