Electric scooter rider, 74, dies after colliding with car in Marin It's not clear who was at fault in Fairfax accident

A Marin County man died Friday after his electric scooter collided with a car near this intersection in Fairfax. A Marin County man died Friday after his electric scooter collided with a car near this intersection in Fairfax. Photo: Google Street View Photo: Google Street View Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Electric scooter rider, 74, dies after colliding with car in Marin 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

An electric scooter rider has died after colliding with a car in Fairfax.

The Marin County coroner’s office identified the deceased as David Dunne, a 74-year-old resident of the town.

Fairfax police said Dunne was riding his scooter on Creek Road near Dominga Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Friday when it collided with a car. Because the incident remains under investigation, police are withholding the identity of the driver of the car.

"We have not yet determined who is at fault," Fairfax police chief Christopher Morin told the Marin Independent Journal. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the accident.

While Dunne was "alert and conscious" after the crash, he appeared to be in a great deal of pain due to an arm injury, Morin said.

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Dunne died eight hours later at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae. Investigators are attempting to determine if the cause of death was the accident or a medical condition, Morin said.

E-scooter injuries are on the rise in the United States. According to a recent study, scooter-related injuries to people aged 18 to 34 increased by 185 percent nationwide and hospitalizations increased by 354 percent from 2014 to 2018.

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