Baltmannsweiler (dpa / lsw) - A driver hit a scooter driver in Baltmannsweiler (Esslingen district) and seriously injured him. He then fled the scene of the accident, police said. The scooter driver was driving on a country road late Wednesday evening when a car coming from behind hit him and threw him to the ground. The 42-year-old had to be taken to the hospital. The police are looking for witnesses.