Torts/Personal Injury
Apr. 24, 2026
E-motorcycle crash puts parents in prosecutors' crosshairs
The case is one of several prosecutions so far this year under District Attorney Todd Spitzer's initiative targeting adults who let minors ride illegal electric motorcycles on public roads.
An Aliso Viejo mother faces felony charges after her 14-year-old son allegedly struck and critically injured an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran while performing wheelies on an electric motorcycle in Lake Forest, prosecutors said Wednesday, in a case underscoring Orange County's effort to hold parents criminally liable for minors operating illegal e-motorcycles.
Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, was arrested Tuesday by the Orange County Sheriff's Department at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in...
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