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sidewalk delivery · injury

Delivery robot collides with man with cerebral palsy on mobility scooter

S2 · 09/12
2025 · Serve Robotics · West Hollywood, CA, USA

Record

CompanyServe Robotics
Categorysidewalk delivery
Typeinjury
Date09/12
2025
Time of daynot documented
LocationWest Hollywood, CA, USA
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale-
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceKTLA / CBS News / ABC7 / LA Times / Fox Business

What happened

A West Hollywood man using a mobility scooter for cerebral palsy was struck or cut off by a sidewalk delivery robot, sparking public concern after video went viral.

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