SEAL BEACH, Calif. \u2014 Seal Beach resident Stephanie Potter, who is 72 years old, was injured by a teen in an e-bike crash. Following her e-bike crash, she spent two weeks in the ICU with a broken leg, hand, nose and jaw.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was knocked out, my face went to the concrete so I have no awareness at all,\u201d said Potter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Truveta, an organization that collects emergency health-related data, identified more than 12,000 emergency department visits involving e-bike and e-scooter injuries nationally between 2023 and 2026.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, District Attorney Todd Spitzer launched a new prosecution unit called RIDE SAFELY. The goal is to create accountability for kids and adults who ride e-bikes and e-motorcycles, but according to Elisa Kim with the DA office, it also goes after those who break the law while riding them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Orange County District Attorney\u2019s office has realized that this is not just a juvenile problem \u2014 it is definitely a parent problem,\u201d said Kim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The DA\u2019s office currently has four open cases against parents and is considering filing charges against 26 other parents.<\/p>\n
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