"The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office announced that Steven Leroy Crews and Jeanna Marie Gabellini have been charged with child abuse for willfully endangering their teen by allowing unsafe e-moto operation over three years."
"Authorities allege the teen's parents ignored multiple prior citations while he operated the e-moto at dangerous speeds, leading to a severe crash with a minivan."
"Investigators determined the teen had been riding unlawfully at dangerous speeds, based on evidence gathered at the scene and reports from multiple witnesses."
"The Marin County government found that the death rate from e-bike and e-moto crashes is 37 times higher than that of pedal bicycles."
Steven Leroy Crews and Jeanna Marie Gabellini were charged with child abuse after their teen suffered severe injuries in an e-moto crash. The Contra Costa County district attorney alleges they permitted unsafe riding for three years, ignoring prior citations. The teen crashed a Surron Light Bee e-Moto into a minivan, sustaining serious injuries. Investigators found he was riding unlawfully at dangerous speeds. Recent discussions among Bay Area lawmakers focus on tightening laws for two-wheeled electric vehicles due to high crash death rates compared to pedal bicycles.
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