Man drives motorized scooter from Mass. to Maine using phone as headlight

KITTERY, Maine — A man on a motorized scooter was arrested after he was seen driving on the Maine Turnpike using only his cell phone as a headlight.

At around 1:20 a.m. on Friday, a Maine State Police trooper pulled over the 26-year-old Massachusetts man on the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 3 northbound in Kittery after he saw the scooter did not have headlights.

Man travels from New Bedford to Maine on a scooter using just his PHONE for a headlight. Yup, a PHONE for a headlight. #True #instagram https://t.co/3z9KpYtRew #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/0RaRVZOjt2
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The man explained to the trooper he had traveled from New Bedford, Massachusetts, all the way to Kittery, Maine using only the light on his phone as a headlight.

The driver did not have a valid driver's license nor was the scooter registered.

It is illegal to drive mopeds and motorized scooters on the Maine Turnpike, or any other interstate highway.

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On 07-27-2018 at approximately 0122 hours, Trooper Scott Harakles of Troop G stopped a motorized scooter operating on the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 3 northbound in Kittery without headlights. The 26 year old male from Massachusetts stated that he had traveled from New Bedford, Massachusetts using his cell phone as a headlight. The operator did not have a valid drivers’ license, and the scooter was not registered. Thankfully, he was stopped after traveling only a couple miles into Maine as he was very difficult to see at night without lights. Just a reminder that mopeds and motorized scooters are prohibited on the Maine Turnpike. Title 29A §1252-3: Mopeds and motorized scooters A moped or motorized scooter may not be operated: By a person who does not possess a valid license of any class or a license specifically endorsed to operate a motorcycle or a moped; orOn an interstate highway or on a way in which a bicycle is prohibited.

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