Monaco’s criminal court has ruled that a careless pedestrian caused an accident in which a scooter rider was badly hurt.
A legal first in the Principality, the case was centred on a collision at a pedestrian crossing close to Place des Moulins, local French-language daily Monaco Matin reported.
The person on foot, a man in his 60s, stepped out onto the crossing without taking due care and was also wearing AirPods at the time, the court was told.
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The female victim collided with the pedestrian – who had been partly hidden by a traffic sign – and fell off her scooter and into the road, injuring her face and knees.
The hapless scooter rider has suffered poor health since the accident a year ago and is considering a change of career from being a home helper.
The court decided to delay a decision on damages payable to the victim to a later date.
