Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date Aug. 14, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 14, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kids-keep-getting-hurt-and-killed-on-e-bikes-should-parents-be-held-responsible/3975443/

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As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders’ parents. It is just one way officials across the country are trying to tackl...