Police: DUI driver arrested after crash into man on electric scooter

SEATTLE — A 32-year-old man is recovering at Harborview Medical Center after being struck by a car in Seattle’s International District, Seattle police said.

Authorities said at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, the driver of a Chevrolet Impala was traveling eastbound in the 900 block of South Jackson Street and hit the man, who was reportedly riding an electric scooter on the road.

The driver, a 50-year-old woman, fled the scene and returned minutes later and talked to officers, officials said.

The woman showed signs of impairment and was arrested after she failed a field sobriety test, police said.

The woman was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of DUI and giving a false name and other details to officers.

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