Boy, 15, riding recklessly on scooter narrowly misses head-on collision with van in Northampton

Police said that the 15-year-old “didn’t care” that he nearly caused an accident

By Megan Hillery

Published 12th Oct 2020, 17:09 BST

Updated 12th Oct 2020, 17:12 BST

Northamptonshire Police seized this scooter today (October 12) from the offender.

The 15-year-old boy was seen riding his scooter recklessly earlier today (October 12) on Spencer Bridge Road, Northampton.

He was riding on the wrong side of the road and weaving in and out of traffic and nearly had a head-on collision with a van that had to sound his horn.

The offender tried to get away from police on his scooter but a response officer was faster on foot and managed to catch him.

PC Lee, a traffic officer on the Northants safety road team, said: “The 15-year-old rider didn’t care and, when his dad turned up, he told us he is just going to buy him a new one.”

Northamptonshire Police seized the scooter and advised the father of the offender to not purchase his son a new scooter to prevent future offences.