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Parents increasingly charged after children's e-moto crashes in several communities
CBS News reports that Orange County's district attorney has charged 12 parents this year, including the parents of a 13-year-old killed in a May e-moto crash.
The short version
- Criminal charges against parents are growing in several communities when children are seriously hurt in e-moto crashes.[CBS News]
- California bars children under 16 from riding e-motos, and Orange County's district attorney has charged 12 parents this year.[CBS News]
- The parents of 13-year-old Benson Nguyen were charged with child endangerment after police said he crashed at over 40 mph in May.[CBS News]
- The Orange County DA's office cites more than 125 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries tied to e-bikes and e-motos nationwide, figures not independently verified.[CBS News]
Key facts
- Parents in multiple communities face criminal charges when their children are involved in serious electric motorcycle accidents.[CBS News]
- In California, it is illegal for children under 16 to ride e-motos.[CBS News]
- Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has charged 12 parents this year over alleged illegal e-moto riding by their children.[CBS News]
- The parents of 13-year-old Benson Nguyen were charged with child endangerment.[CBS News]
- Police said that in May Nguyen was driving recklessly at more than 40 mph in Garden Grove, lost control, hit a light pole, and died at a hospital.[CBS News]
- Orange County DA figures indicate more than 125 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries tied to e-bikes and e-motos across the U.S.[CBS News]
- The Orange County DA's office says e-bikes and e-motos are now the leading cause of juvenile emergency room visits in Orange County.[CBS News]
What remains uncertain
- Police's account of Nguyen's speed and reckless driving is attributed to police and is not independently confirmed in the reporting.[CBS News]
- The DA's national death and injury totals are the office's own figures and are not independently verified in the reporting.[CBS News]
- The reporting does not say how the cases against the 12 charged parents have been resolved.[CBS News]
Sources
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