LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Hours after Little Rock’s mayor sounded the alarm on electric scooters and public safety, a man says he was hit by a Lime Scooter in Downtown Little Rock.

For years, David Mitchell has delivered papers, like the Arkansas Times, in downtown. In an instant Wednesday, he became a headline

“When I walked out in front of my truck, a guy on a scooter came by, and I mean really flying,” he said.

He says a Lime ran into him as he was delivering to the Courtyard Marriott in the River Market. The 64-year-old says the driver also fell over and hit a pole. Shaken, they both got up and walked away.

“Within 10 or 15 minutes, my side started hurting and it’s gradually gotten worse and worse,” Mitchell said.

He eventually filed a police report and got checked out at the doctor Thursday. He says he never thought twice about the electronic scooters, until he became face-to-face with one.

“I don’t think they need to be on the sidewalks in Downtown Little Rock. There’s probably a place for them, maybe the bike trails,” Mitchell said.

He says he now worries about what’s to come when the weather gets nicer and the Limes and pedestrians meet in the River Market.

“There are so many people on these sidewalks all the time. I don’t see how you can run scooters up and down these sidewalks,” Mitchell said.

This accident happened just hours after Little Rock’s Mayor expressed safety concerns over the Lime Scooters. To read more about that, click here.