WEST BRANCH, MI - The Michigan State Police came to the aid of a 76-year-old woman riding a mobility scooter down I-75 in Ogemaw County.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on July 5 when dispatch received multiple reports of an Amigo mobility scooter traveling down the northbound shoulder of the interstate.

According to MSP Sgt. Pete McNamara of the West Branch Post, the woman had just finished shopping at Walmart near Hamburger Hill off Exit 212. Instead of taking a safer, legal route home, the woman decided to take the expressway.

Trooper Jeff Devine responded to the call and flagged the woman down. She had already traveled about a mile down I-75 to get to her home on the west side of town about three miles away, McNamara said.

After making contact with the woman, Devine loaded the scooter in his patrol car and gave her a ride home. Vehicles such as Amigos cannot operate on the expressway safely since they are unable to maintain the minimum speed limit of 45 mph. Most mobility scooters cannot travel faster than 5 miles per hour.

"The highway is designed for motor vehicles," he said. "Other vehicles are not permitted."

McNamara added that he's occasionally had to warn cyclists not to ride on the highway, but responding to a call regarding an Amigo is a first.

No one was hurt in the incident. The woman was given a warning and no citation was issued.