segue personal transporter.
jim maceda reports.
>> reporter: a relaxed sunday
ride along the cliffs of this
west yorkshire property turned
lethal when jim hazleton plunged
30 feet into the river below.
police found his segue scooter
in the river near his body.
he bought the new
hampshire-based company only a
few months ago.
friends remembered him as a
kind, giving man.
>> he did good things with his
money.
>> this raises more questions
about the high-tech scooter that
first appeared in the parks and
bike lanes of america a decade
ago.
speeds up to four times faster
than walking, segues were haled
as the future of human
transportation.
but the ride has been anything
butsmooth.
four-year study of segwusegue'