Overview
- A person riding a Lime scooter struck 59-year-old LaCage owner Dave Wolz on a downtown sidewalk, and Wolz, who suffered broken ribs, a broken ankle and spinal fractures, is scheduled for spinal fusion surgery after the June 16 collision.
- Twenty-year-old Jonpierre Cherry was arrested and charged with second-degree reckless injury, a felony that carries up to 12 1/2 years in prison and a $25,000 fine, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office will review the case.
- Dockless scooters are banned from city sidewalks and the crash occurred in a designated reduced-speed “slow zone,” and court documents say Cherry told investigators he knew he should not have been riding on the sidewalk.
- Downtown Alderman Bob Bauman is preparing a Common Council file to press the Department of Public Works for stricter downtown speed limits and a broader review of the scooter program, and city staff have begun internal safety and enforcement reviews.
- The incident highlights tensions between heavy scooter use and enforcement: the city logged more than 1.29 million Lime rides and about $728,494 in revenue in 2025 while the DPW recorded hundreds of improper-use reports that year, a backdrop that could drive policy and enforcement changes that affect riders and city income.