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Stunning twist as parents charged in son’s deadly e-bike crash

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Choi, J. (2026, October 22). Stunning twist as parents charged in son’s deadly e-bike crash. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/us-news/orange-county-parents-charged-after-son-dies-in-electric-bike-crash/

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In Orange County, the parents of a 13-year-old boy who died after riding an illegal high-speed e-bike are facing criminal charges for allowing their son to continue using such dangerous vehicles despite his earlier injuries. The boy’s father, Vu Thanh Nguyen, and mother, Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen, both of Santa Ana, have been charged by the Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer for neglecting to prevent their son from engaging in reckless behavior that led to fatal consequences. Prosecutors argue that the parents enabled repeated violations of traffic laws and purchased an even more powerful e-bike after their son broke his leg in a previous accident.

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Benson Nguyen, a 13-year-old boy from Santa Ana, California, died on May 2026 after crashing an E-Ride Pro SS 2.0 electric motorcycle capable of speeds over 55mph in Garden Grove. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Benson was riding at around 35mph when he hit a raised central divider and was thrown into a concrete light pole. He died from his injuries at UC Irvine Medical Center. His father, Vu Thanh Nguyen, 56, has been charged with felony child endangerment and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case highlights concerns over parental responsibility regarding young riders operating dangerous vehicles; Benson had previously suffered a leg injury in another accident involving the same motorcycle six months earlier.

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The heartbroken parents of a 13-year-old Orange County boy who died in an e-bike crash are facing criminal charges for allowing their son to ride the powerful bike illegally — even after he suffered a serious injury in an earlier wreck. asserted

he → die → wreck

The teen was rushed to UCI Medical Center, where he died. asserted

he → rush → Center

Before the fatal crash, Nguyen had been running red lights, speeding and popping wheelies on the high-powered E-Ride Pro SS 2.0, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → run → SS

Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! asserted

Sign → sign → California

Now, his father, Vu Thanh Nguyen, 56, and mother, Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen, 49, both of Santa Ana, are facing charges over their alleged failure to stop their son from riding the motorcycle illegally. asserted

father → face → motorcycle

The boy’s father had even bought him an even faster, more powerful bike despite the teen breaking his leg in a separate accident just six months earlier, according to authorities. uncertain

teen → buy → authorities

“When parents refuse to hold their children accountable and that refusal to parent results in unspeakable tragedy, then I have no choice but to hold parents accountable,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer wrote in a release. asserted

Spitzer → refuse → release

“More than 125 deaths have been attributed to E-Bikes and E-Motos in the United States… asserted

deaths → attribute → States

E-Bike and E-Moto injuries are now the number one reason children in Orange County end up in the emergency room, with injuries skyrocketing more than 430% in Southern California in just the last four years,” the release added. asserted

release → end → years

Stunning twist as parents charged in son’s deadly e-bike crash

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