13-Year-Old Portage Girl Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Alleged Drunk Driver Strikes Electric Scooter

Woman accused of drunken driving in Portage crash that injured girl on scooter

A woman, recently convicted of drunken driving, now faces felony charges for driving while intoxicated when her SUV struck a 13-year-old girl riding a motor scooter on Lakewood Avenue in Portage late Monday night, court records show.

13-Year-Old Portage Girl Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Alleged Drunk Driver Strikes Electric Scooter

A 13-year-old Portage girl is fighting for her life after she was struck by an SUV Monday night while riding an electric scooter on Lakewood Avenue. The driver has since been arrested on multiple operating while intoxicated charges, according to the Portage Police Department. Police say officers were dispatched at approximately 11:19 p.m. Monday, July 27, to the 6500 block of Lakewood Avenue for a crash involving an injury. The preliminary inves…