A late night scooter ride from Massachusetts to Maine did not end well for the rider, but it could have been much worse.
Just before 1:30 a.m. Friday, Trooper Scott Harakles stopped a Massachusetts man who was riding a scooter on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery, using his cellphone as a substitute for a headlight.
Police said the 26-year-old man told them he was coming from New Bedford, Mass., with no valid driver’s license and an unregistered scooter.
“Thankfully, he was stopped after traveling only a couple miles into Maine as he was very difficult to see at night without lights,” read a post on the Maine State Police Facebook page.
The post includes photos of the scooter, which is illegal to drive on the Maine Turnpike.
The rider avoided serious injury.
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