75-year-old dies after motor scooter hit by SUV

Charles O'Dell (Photo courtesy of San Marcos Police Department)
Charles O'Dell (Photo courtesy of San Marcos Police Department)
Set Text Size SmallSet Text Size MediumSet Text Size LargeSet Text Size X-Large
Share
Updated: 2/02 3:47 pm
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- A 75-year-old man died after his motor scooter was hit by an SUV Wednesday afternoon.

Charles O'Dell was driving east on Hopkins behind another vehicle around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, when the driver of a Dodge Durango traveling in the westbound lane attempted to turn left onto North Street and hit O'Dell's scooter. O'Dell was knocked off the cycle. He was taken to Central Texas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The driver of the Dodge Durango was cited for failure to yield the right of way.

Share
5 Comment(s)
Comments: Show | Hide

Here are the most recent story comments.View All

The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of News 4 WOAI (WOAI.com)

The Gargoyle - 2/3/2012 1:15 PM
1 Vote
Was it an actual scooter or like one of those old people wheel chairs from the scooter store?

Guest - 2/2/2012 10:35 PM
0 Votes
hopefully Mr. ODell was doing what he loved. motorcycles and bikes are inherently dangerous, I'm sure he knew the risks. My cousin died riding a motorcycle, you have to know they are dangerous if you drive one but some people love them anyway and would rather live life to the fullest, you can't always blame and scream murder for everything if it was an accident not malicious.

scandals - 2/2/2012 6:58 PM
0 Votes
How nice a ticket for a life and all because this moron was in such a hurry that they didn't take the extra second to check if the road was clear. What no mandatory blood draw?

Dog Meat - 2/2/2012 6:17 PM
1 Vote
What? No reckless biker comments???

Luxor - 2/2/2012 5:43 PM
2 Votes
A man gets killed and all the driver gets is a ticket? Sad.....
Current Conditions
74°
High: 97° | Low: 74°
Cloudy
Inergize Digital This site is hosted and managed by Inergize Digital.
Mobile advertising for this site is available on Local Ad Buy.