A 5-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital after his scooter crashed into an SUV, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.
On Monday around 6:22 p.m., the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department was dispatched to the area of Mathews Drive and Kirtley Court in Blakeslee for a reported accident involving a juvenile on a scooter.
According to police, a 5-year-old boy was riding a scooter down the hill of Kirtley Court when he came to the intersection with Mathews Drive.
He wasn’t able to stop the scooter prior to entering the intersection, police said, and struck the rear bumper of an SUV that was traveling west on Mathews Drive.
The boy was flown from the scene via Med-Evac to Lehigh Valley, Hospital Cedar Crest. His condition is unknown.