Mom Faces Charges After Teen's E-Motorcycle Crash

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is California News Today, local news powered by AI. A 50-year-old mom from Aliso Viejo, named Tommy Joe Mayher, faces felony and misdemeanor charges after her 14-year-old son allegedly crashed in an assay, even, were at a legal e-motor cycle into an 81-year-old Vietnam vet on April 16th. The victim, Ed Ashman, a former Marine captain and substitute teacher, remains in critical condition in the hospital after walking home from El Toro, high school. Prosecutors say the teen was popping wheelies in the street on a Surround Ultra Bee, an off-road bike that hits up to 58 miles per hour, when he struck Ashman and fled. That bike isn't street legal for kids under 16 without a license, and Mayher had bought it for her son, despite prior warnings from deputies last. The community has rallied hard for Ashman, raising over $80,000 on a GoFundMe, while family stays by his side.

1:01Orange County DA Todd Spitzer calls out parents enabling this, saying they're handing kids loaded weapons and vowing to prosecute them since state. Laws limit charging minors. Investigators caught Mayher lying to deputies after the crash, claiming no one and her family owned such a bike, even though body cam footage shows her, admitting the purchase and reckless riding before. She's out on bond with a court date set for May 21st, facing up to 6 years and a months in prison have convicted. Meanwhile, E-Bike in E-Moto crashes in California, exploded from 48 in 2020 to over 1,300 last year, pushing DAs to target parents to curb the chaos on our roads.