Sheriff: Driver hits, seriously injures man on electric skateboard in Isanti County
SPRINGVALE TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- Authorities say a driver struck a man on an electric skateboard in Isanti County Thursday morning, sending the skateboarder to the hospital with serious injuries.
The Isanti County Sheriff's Office said the collision occurred around 5:45 a.m. near Walbo Drive and 330th Lane in Springvale Township.
First responders found a seriously injured man in the road, and a vehicle with extensive damage to the front end nearby.
The injured man, a 26-year-old from Cambridge, was flown to Hennepin Healthcare.
The driver, a 56-year-old man from Springvale Township, is cooperating with authorities, the sheriff's office said.
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