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Student, 18, riding scooter hit by deputy who failed to stop at stop sign, sheriff's office says

Teen suffers minor injuries, sheriff's office spokeswoman says
Teen riding scooter hit by deputy's vehicle
Video shows scooter under PBSO vehicle; student taken to hospital
Video shows scooter under Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office vehicle
A scooter underneath a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office SUV at South Shore Boulevard and Polo Gardens Drive in Wellington on March 6, 2023.jpg
Posted 2:45 PM, Mar 06, 2023
and last updated 1:26 AM, Mar 07, 2023

WELLINGTON, Fla. — An 18-year-old student was taken to a hospital Monday morning after she was hit by a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office vehicle in Wellington.

The wreck happened at the intersection of South Shore Boulevard and Polo Gardens Drive, outside the Solara community, which is about 2 miles away from Wellington Community High School and New Horizons Elementary School.

The deputy was driving a 2019 Ford Explorer southbound on Polo Gardens Drive when the crash happened at 7:11 a.m., according to a sheriff's office report.

Just before the wreck, PBSO said the student was riding an electric scooter and crossing Polo Gardens Drive at a driveway.

WATCH: Chopper 5 video of crash scene

Video shows scooter under Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office vehicle

The deputy failed to stop for a stop sign and entered the road, violating the student's right of way, according to the sheriff's office.

The PBSO vehicle hit the 18-year-old woman, sending her to the ground.

Aerial video from WPTV Chopper 5 showed a black scooter underneath a sheriff's office SUV, along with multiple PBSO cruisers and the sheriff's office Vehicle Homicide Unit van at the scene.

Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, said the student was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center with minor injuries.