{"id":19448,"date":"2025-09-29T10:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=19448"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:11:42","slug":"woman-on-scooter-injured-when-struck-by-golf-cart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/19448-woman-on-scooter-injured-when-struck-by-golf-cart\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman on Scooter Injured When Struck by Golf Cart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>A local woman has been hospitalized after the scooter she was riding was struck by a golf cart.<\/p>\n<p>26-year-old Mia Hayden of Effingham was traveling in the bike lane on Maple Street near the intersection with Holiday Drive when the incident occurred about 11:20pm Sunday. 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