A 49-year-old man is dead after getting hit by a car while riding a scooter on Friday morning, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department. <\/p>\n
A Mercedes was traveling westbound near the intersection of Southeast Crosstown Parkway and Southeast Sandia Drive when the driver hit a scooter that was using a crosswalk going north on Crosstown Parkway. <\/p>\n
The scooterist was hit by the car in the outside lane of travel and ejected. He was taken to the hospital for severe injuries but was pronounced dead upon arrival. <\/p>\n
The driver of the Mercedes stayed on scene and was uninjured. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call Officer Keith Appelbaum at 772-871-5001. <\/p>\n
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