A man riding a scooter was killed Monday afternoon in a traffic accident at a busy State College intersection.
The victim, identified as Joel Reed, was riding a motorized scooter northbound on North Atherton Street just after 4 p.m when he collided with a car.
The car, a Mini Cooper driven by Kimberly Griffin, was turning left onto Park Avenue.
According to a news release from the State College Police Department, witnesses told officers that the light on Atherton had turned red just prior to the crash.
Reed was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Griffin was reportedly not injured in the crash.
Just shy of one year ago, Penn State freshman Eva O’Brian was struck by a pickup truck while jogging at the same intersection on July 3, 2014. She died about two weeks after the accident.
Police say anyone who has information about the accident should to contact them at 814-234-7150, by e-mail, or through an anonymous tip on their website.
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