16-year-old hit by car while riding scooter on highway, Bartow FL

Traffic

Reported: 11/7/2025 02:15 PM

Near FL-60, Bartow, FL 33830

A 16-year-old male riding a scooter was struck by a gray Mazda car while traveling on Highway 60 East near Aldi and Taco Bell. The victim sustained injuries to the knee, leg, and hand. Emergency responders arrived on the scene and initially requested helicopters but later canceled them.

Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

A few 20 with the Aldi, near Alpahillopoine Road.

00:04

It's going to be a 16-year-old male that was hit on a scooter by a Grey Mazda.

00:10

Everybody's more than a side street between the Aldi and the Taco Bell, patience, conscious, breathing,

00:16

and have the knee leg and hand injury.

00:23

G5-08. G5-0-8.

00:26

Probably 8.

00:27

I need to recall what I'll show uptown road.

00:32

I got it, I know, between the LV and the Chauvel, near L020 L2nd.

00:41

Center 20 just left, that's fresh.

00:47

Anyway, go ahead.

00:50

Center 20, do you have a vehicle crash in the zone?

00:55

Permanent, near 7820, I'll feel like a segment between the Aldi and the Taco Bell.

01:01

Pothi, can you put the backer on that?

01:05

That's affirmative.

01:06

Can be a 16-year-old on a scooter go set-by vehicle.

01:13

Good 20 and just five.

01:15

Can we get a helicopter on standby?

01:17

That's affirmative.

01:23

6-260.

01:25

Medic 216.

01:27

Complete returning.

01:29

Complete, returning.

01:30

Complete, 17-17.

01:31

All right, G2O8 this match.

01:39

2,508.

01:40

I'm unseen.

01:41

Alseola is also on scene.

01:45

I have me. On sale also on scene.

01:54

Under control 1718.

02:00

Where is any?

02:06

Around us.

02:12

C5.08, this fast.

02:14

C5.O8.

02:16

Cancel all Polk County units.

02:19

Off fuels here.

02:20

You can also cancel a helicopter.

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Near FL-60, Bartow, FL 33830

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