‘Scooting’ under the influence is LA’s newest crime
Los Angeles has a new category of criminality: scooting under the influence.
Nicholas Kauffroath, 28, was recently given a misdemeanor conviction for knocking a pedestrian to the ground while riding a scooter in West Los Angeles, authorities said. His blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.279, more than three times the legal limit, City Attorney Mike Feuer told the Los Angeles Times.
Kauffroath’s conviction is the first involving a motorized scooter.
Kauffroath pleaded no contest to one count of operating a motorized scooter while under the influence, and one of hit-and-run, officials told the Times.
Kauffroath was sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to pay a $550 fine, authorities said. He also was ordered to pay restitution to the victim, complete a three-month DUI program and refrain from being on scooters while drinking.
Boldfaced emphasis added by me.
And what test do police have to show people under the influence of pot?
Video after the break.
Man Convicted As LA’s First DUI — On A Bird Scooter
Previously here:
Chronological List Of Electric Scooter Posts
eScooters category
Mike Cane's Atomic Supermen 