Scotch Plains Man Hits Wrong Button On Scooter, Ends Up In Canal

September 12, 2017 Crime News

Responders help a 71-year-old Scotch Plains man out of the D&R Canal Sept. 12, after he pushed the wrong button on his power chair. Photo: Franklin Township Police Department.

A push on the wrong button on a power chair ended up with a 71-year-old man needing a rescue from the Delaware & Raritan Canal Sept. 12.

Police said that the Scotch Plains man, who was not identified, was riding a “Jazzy” scooter along the canal tow path with another person walking alongside him, when they decided to turn around.

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