A man accused of stealing a crate of Lucozade while riding a 'hoverboard' may make British legal history after being charged with offences including driving the gadget on a pavement.
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Omaree Lindsay, 19, from Croydon, Surrey, is believed to be the first named individual to be prosecuted under new laws that ban the use of the motorised devices on roads and pavements, after he was allegedly filmed riding into a Co-op and out again carrying a crate of Lucozade.
He will appear on bail at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on December 30, charged with theft, failure to comply with a court order and driving a self-balancing scooter on a pavement.
Just one other person in Britain has been arrested for illegally using a hoverboard, according to Freedom of Information requests obtained by the Sunday Times. The arrest was made in West Sussex. It is unclear if they were charged.