Teens riding scooter hospitalized in wrong-way Orange County crash

Two teenagers riding a scooter were hospitalized in critical condition after a wrong-way crash in Orange Tuesday night.

The teens were riding on a single motorized scooter and traveling on the wrong side of the road on Hewes Street, the Orange Police Department said.

At around 2:05 p.m., the scooter collided with the front passenger side of an oncoming Tesla Model Y near Hewes Street and Via Lardo Avenue.

The teens, who were not wearing helmets at the time, were critically injured by the impact.

They were transported to a local hospital where they remained in critical condition on Tuesday night. 

Sky5 footage of the scene showed police tape cordoning off a large section of a residential street near the crash site.

The Tesla driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Police said neither drugs nor alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash for the driver.

No further details on the case, including the teens’ ages or identities, were released as the incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information can call Orange Police Detective Rocha at 714-744-7342