1 arrested after scooter rider killed in east Austin crash

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was arrested on a DWI charge after a man riding a scooter on East Seventh Street early Friday morning was hit and killed by a vehicle, the Austin Police Department said.
Seventh Street is shut down between Allen Street and Springdale Lane.
The crash happened on Seventh Street between Allen and Gunter Streets around 2:30 a.m.
Police said the driver did stay at the crash scene.Scooter safety has been an issue in Austin for several years. A 2019 study by the Centers