Deadly escooter accidents highlight a new technology at odds with South Florida lifestyle

A Broward County Sheriff's Office deputy investigates the scene where a child riding a scooter was struck by a vehicle on Monday, March 18, 2024. — South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: The victims of scooter accidents are often young.

In the last month alone, two scooter accidents left South Florida students dead while commuting. On March 18, 16-year-old Anthony Malec was hit and killed by a Tesla while riding his electric scooter to school. On March 5, Daniel Bishop, a senior at the University of Miami, was struck and killed while riding his scooter to class. Bishop had attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas and survived the mass shooting in 2018.