A man riding a Vespa-type scooter was killed Wednesday and two other people were seriously injured when an SUV hit the scooter and then crashed into a restaurant in the Silver Lake area.
The crash was reported about 10:35 a.m. in the 1600 block of North Silver Lake Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The SUV apparentlyalso hit a tree before crashing into the front of the L&E Oyster Bar.
The scooter rider, who was in his 50s but was not immediately identified, died at the scene. Two others — a 72-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man — were taken to a hospital in serious condition, the LAFD reported.
The circumstances of the crash were under investigation, but a witness told KTLA she was riding her bicycle along Silver Lake Boulevard when she saw an SUV being driven at high speed into opposing lanes of traffic to pass other cars.