Hoboken history was made Wednesday.

An Edison man riding an electric scooter struck a pedestrian and fled, and then became the first person arrested in Hoboken for an e-scooter related crime, Hoboken Lt. Edgardo Cruz said.

The electric scooters hit the Hoboken streets last month, and while extremely popular, have drawn numerous complaints about reckless and irresponsible riders.

Carl Mattson, 35, was arrested at 12:43 p.m. Wednesday and charged obstruction of the administration of law and issued summonses for riding the wrong way on a one-way street, failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk and riding on the sidewalk.

Sgt. Nicholas Burke was directing traffic in the area of Newark and Hudson streets when he saw Mattson riding an e-Scooter against the flow of traffic, police said. Burke then saw the same rider, Mattson, strike a pedestrian in the crosswalk attempting to cross the street, Cruz said.

As Burke tended to the injured pedestrian, who appeared to have injured an ankle, Mattson fled. Burke ordered Mattson to stop, but he continued riding away against the flow of traffic.

Mattson was apprehended a short distance away by other Hoboken police officers and he was placed under arrest for obstruction and transported to police headquarters.

In the short time the electric scooters have been on the streets, more than a dozen people have been issued summonses.

Responding to numerous complaints, the Hoboken City Council Wednesday approved an ordinance that increases fines for e-scooter violations to $100 and a mandatory court appearance.

The City Council is also considering lower the e-scooters’ top speed from 18 mph to 12 mph and shutting down the scooters at 10 p.m.