WILMINGTON, N.C. — Wilmington police say a moped rider is recovering in a hospital after he fell off a bridge and into a marsh.
The Wilmington Police Department says in a news release that 32-year-old Ian Jones was riding back and forth between lanes on Wednesday when his moped clipped a truck that was trying to pass him.
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Police say Jones was thrown off the moped and off the Isabel Holmes Bridge and into the marsh below.
Jones was taken to a local hospital, and police said he was charged with failure to maintain lane.
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