CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A bicyclist was hospitalized June 20 after he was hit by someone riding one of the 2,500 electric scooters that have taken over city streets since June 15.
Allyson Medeiros, a tattoo artist at Evoke Tattoos and Skin Abrasions, was biking home from work when he was struck by an electric scooter rider traveling on the wrong side of the road in Wicker Park, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his co-workers to pay for his medical bills.
A photo of a bloodied curb is featured on the page for the crowdfunding campaign, which had raised almost $8,000 of its $10,000 goal Tuesday night.
“The past few days have being interesting watching my body healing from all of this,” Medeiros said in an Instagram post Monday. “I am extremely happy and grateful for what happened compared to what could have happened and even more grateful to everyone that is being so helpful and loving with me right now.”
A post shared by ALLYSON MEDEIROS (@all_is_nothing) on Jun 24, 2019 at 12:42pm PDT
Medeiros didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Information about the driver of the scooter was not available and there have been no charges or citations filed at this time, Chicago police said.
Electronic scooters that are available to rent using various mobile applications were introduced earlier this month as part of a pilot program running until Oct. 15.
Chicagoans expressed mixed opinions about them as they debuted. While some people were fast fans, others were worried about potential safety hazards.