A 12-year-old North Texas boy is recovering after suffering life-threatening injuries in an electric scooter crash, and his mother is urging other parents to take the dangers of motorized scooters seriously before another child is hurt.
Creed Clark was visiting his father in Waxahachie when he lost control of an electric scooter after hitting a small pothole. The fall left him with a fractured skull, a fractured nose, and a brain bleed that required emergency surgery.
Creed had been offered a helmet before riding but chose to remove it because he felt self-conscious wearing it. That decision nearly cost him his life.
Medical crews airlifted Creed via CareFlite to Dallas Children’s Hospital where he underwent two surgeries. During one procedure doctors removed a portion of his skull and temporarily stored it inside his abdomen for two weeks before it could be reattached.
His mother Brittany Rowe described the moment she saw her son covered in tubes and blood as one of the most terrifying experiences of her life. She said the fear that he might not survive was almost impossible to put into words.
Creed also sustained a cut jaw muscle during treatment adding to the long road to recovery the young boy now faces. He has since been discharged from the hospital but the physical and financial toll on the family remains significant.
Rowe said the CareFlite transport alone is not covered by their insurance and carries a base cost of between sixteen thousand and nineteen thousand dollars. She has launched an online fundraiser to help cover the mounting medical expenses.
The incident comes as national data shows emergency room visits among children related to e-scooter and e-bike injuries have surged nearly 700 percent over a three-year period. Safety advocates say the rapid growth in popularity of these devices has outpaced awareness about proper protective gear.
Rowe is now speaking out publicly to warn other parents that electric scooters move much faster than most people realize and that serious accidents can happen in an instant even on a quiet street. She wants families to treat these devices with the same caution as any motorized vehicle.
Creed himself has a direct message for other kids who ride scooters. He said to wear a helmet every single time without exception and that no concern about appearance is worth the risk of what he went through.
The Lewisville family hopes that by sharing their story they can prevent another child from suffering preventable and potentially fatal injuries while riding an electric scooter or bike.
