KITTERY, Maine — A man on a motorized scooter was arrested after he was seen driving on the Maine Turnpike using only his cell phone as a headlight.
At around 1:20 a.m. on Friday, a Maine State Police trooper pulled over the 26-year-old Massachusetts man on the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 3 northbound in Kittery after he saw the scooter did not have headlights.
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Man travels from New Bedford to Maine on a scooter using just his PHONE for a headlight. Yup, a PHONE for a headlight. #True #instagram https://t.co/3z9KpYtRew #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/0RaRVZOjt2
— Scott Tetreault (@BostonNewsMan) July 29, 2018
The man explained to the trooper he had traveled from New Bedford, Massachusetts, all the way to Kittery, Maine, using only the light on his phone as a headlight.
The driver did not have a valid driver's license nor was the scooter registered.
It is illegal to drive mopeds and motorized scooters on the Maine Turnpike or on any other interstate highway.
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