A moped driver who crashed into the rear of a pickup truck on University Avenue in front of Grainger Hall Monday did not sustain life-threatening injuries, according to a Madison Police Department officer.
Police responded to the traffic accident at approximately 4:30 p.m., and an officer at the scene said the injured moped rider may have suffered a broken leg but was conscious and talking when medics loaded him into an ambulance.
The pickup truck driver said the moped rider crashed into his rear bumper while traffic was slowing down to stop at the North Brooks Street intersection light. One witness said it appeared the moped rider was trying to brake, but he did not have sufficient space to slow down enough to avoid a collision.
Police were unable to identify at the time whether or not the moped rider is a University of Wisconsin-Madison student.
