A man riding an e-scooter was left in critical condition Saturday night after a vehicle struck him near Gettysburg Avenue and 9th Street in Fresno, according to police. Officers responded to the crash just before 7 p.m., and the injured man was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center with injuries serious enough that his condition remained critical.
Fresno police said the driver of the vehicle stayed on scene and was cooperating with officers, according to The Fresno Bee. Investigators also said it did not appear that the driver was intoxicated at the time of the crash. No further details about the man's identity, the vehicle involved, or the circumstances leading up to the collision have been released.
A Pattern of E-Scooter and E-Bike Crashes Across Fresno
Saturday's crash adds to what Fresno police have described as a rising number of collisions involving scooters, e-bikes and similar vehicles on city streets. Officers responded to 36 collisions involving scooters in 2024 alone, and police determined scooter riders were at fault in roughly 75 percent of those crashes, per ABC30 Fresno.
The trend has continued this year. Fresno police told YourCentralValley.com that officers have documented about 116 traffic collisions involving bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters so far in 2026, with bicyclists found at fault in 65% of those incidents. Police attributed part of the increase to the growing popularity of e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motorcycles on city streets.
Hospitals Reporting a Sharp Rise in Injuries
Local hospital data reflects the same upward trend. Valley Children's Hospital reported that e-bike and e-scooter-related injuries climbed from 11 cases in 2023 to 41 in 2025, the Bee's earlier reporting found. By the first four months of 2026, the hospital had already logged nearly as many e-bike-related injuries as it recorded during all of 2025, when the total stood at 22.
The increase is not unique to Fresno. Statewide, e-bike riders were involved in at least 4,035 collisions in California between 2018 and 2024, according to the Los Angeles Times. By 2024, the newspaper reported, California recorded 1,566 e-bike crashes involving injuries in a single year.
Other Recent Crashes Highlight the Risks
Fresno has seen other serious incidents involving motorized two-wheeled vehicles in recent months. A 13-year-old boy died after colliding with a truck while riding a motorized mini motorcycle; a 12-year-old was critically injured in the crash, the Bee previously reported, while ABC30 Fresno reported that a 16-year-old boy on a pocket bike was seriously hurt after crashing into a vehicle at West and Shields in central Fresno.
The danger extends well beyond the Central Valley. In Tucson, a 30-year-old woman named Angelica Olga Hilario died after being struck by a vehicle while riding an e-scooter near Grant and Sahuara this past Thursday, according to KOLD. And in South Los Angeles, a man riding an e-scooter was killed in a hit-and-run involving two vehicles, with police telling ABC7 Los Angeles that the victim was dragged about 700 feet by one car before being struck and dragged another 200 feet by a second vehicle.
Fresno's Push Toward Vision Zero
The rise in collisions comes as Fresno officials have moved to address traffic deaths and serious injuries citywide. The Fresno City Council adopted the Vision Zero Action Plan on May 21, 2026, committing the city to the long-term goal of eliminating fatal and severe-injury traffic crashes, according to the City of Fresno. Saturday's crash near Gettysburg Avenue underscores the challenge facing that effort as e-scooters and e-bikes continue to multiply on city streets.
