{"id":890062,"date":"2026-10-21T22:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/890062\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:48:11","slug":"attorney-says-e-bike-crash-left-client-with-severe-injuries-in-mayport-calls-for-stronger-safety-state-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/890062\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney says e-bike crash left client with severe injuries in Mayport; calls for stronger safety state laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAYPORT, Fla. \u2013 An attorney says his client suffered multiple broken bones and facial fractures after an e-bike <\/a>rider struck her on the Wonderwood Bridge sidewalk, and he is urging state lawmakers to strengthen safety rules.<\/p>\n

Curry Pajcic said his client, Kelly Lund, was walking across the bridge Oct. 17 when the collision happened. He said she was traveling 35 to 45 mph and showed photos of blood on the Wonderwood Expressway sidewalk.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur City Council and our mayor passed a law that mandated no more than 15 miles an hour,\u201d Pajcic said. \u201cIf there\u2019s a state law, everybody would know about it and it would make our streets safer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pajcic said Lund\u2019s injuries include broken bones and multiple facial fractures. She faces additional surgeries and dental work, he said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Shilpa Amin, chair of emergency medicine at HCA Memorial, said the hospital\u2019s trauma center sees two to four e-bike injury cases per week.<\/p>\n

The Jacksonville City Council<\/a> passed legislation in September lowering the sidewalk speed limit for e-bikes to 15 mph.<\/p>\n

The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement that it expects riders to operate safely and obey applicable laws. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe take the issue of reckless and unsafe e-bike use seriously, particularly when it poses a threat to motorists, pedestrians, and other road users,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese motorized bicycles are dangerous and they can be deadly and something needs to be done about them,\u201d Pajcic said.<\/p>\n

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