CLEVELAND -- The 19-year-old man accused of hitting and killing a woman riding an electric scooter in downtown Cleveland on Saturday night is being held on $500,000 bond.
Scott McHugh's bond was set during a brief court hearing early Tuesday morning in which he entered a plea of not guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide.
McHugh was emotional as he cried in court awaiting for the hearing to begin.
He allegedly admitted to snorting heroin with a friend before the crash, according to a police report.
McHugh, of Vermilion, was driving a red 2016 Chevrolet Cruze on E. 9th Street near St. Clair Avenue when he allegedly hit 21-year-old Jenasia Summers of Cleveland Heights, while she was riding an ICON Q electric scooter.
It was a scooter rented through and owned by Ray's Scooter Rentals, which is in downtown Cleveland. According to Summers’ Instagram profile, it appears that’s where she worked.
Police said McHugh was going “well over” the 25 miles per hour speed limit when he crashed into the back of Summers, sending her flying into the air.
Summers was found “bleeding heavily from the head,” the police report said. She was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where she later died.
McHugh was taken to St. Vincent Charity Medical Center for evaluation, but did not suffer any injuries.