Parents increasingly held criminally responsible for kids' e-bike accidents

Orange County, California's District Attorney Todd Spitzer is cracking down on parents whose kids were involved in e-bike and e-motorcycle accidents, charging 12 parents this year alone. This comes after the fatal accident of 13-year-old Benson Nguyen, who was riding an illegal electric motorcycle at over 40 miles per hour when he crashed into a light pole in Garden Grove in May, sustaining injuries that led to his death. The practice has become increasingly prevalent as videos of children performing dangerous stunts on these vehicles circulate on social media platforms like TikTok, despite it being illegal for those under 16 years old to ride e-motorcycles due to their higher-powered motors compared to electric bikes.