TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — What takes most students just minutes to ride to class left one Tampa family with a lifetime of heartbreak.

Michelle Lynch’s son, Connor, was just 19 years old when he was killed in an e-scooter crash near the University of South Florida in February 2024. The sophomore had recently declared himself an entrepreneurial business major.

“Connor was full of life, and full of promise,” Lynch said.

On the night of the crash, Connor was heading back to his apartment on his scooter when a car turned left in front of him. He was unable to stop.

USF Police Chief Chris Daniel said from 2023 to 2025, officers responded to 29 scooter-related accidents on campus.

Doctors at Tampa General Hospital see the consequences of those crashes firsthand. A 2023 study by USF professors rec

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