Businessman Who Owned Segway Dies Riding Segway
Sad (and ironic) news out of England today: The British businessman who owned the Segway company, James Heselden, died by riding one of the company’s scooters off of a cliff.
According to reports, a man was seen falling over a cliff into a river about 140 miles north of London on Sunday. A Segway was recovered at the scene.
Articles covering the news and the company website have highlighted Heselden’s philanthropy. One story from Bloomberg also makes mention of a 2006 voluntary recall, another recall in 2003, and a 2003 incident where President
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