{"id":692,"date":"2026-05-04T02:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/mum-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-after-boy-riding-e-motorcycle-hits-veteran\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:47:32","slug":"mum-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-after-boy-riding-e-motorcycle-hits-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/mum-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-after-boy-riding-e-motorcycle-hits-veteran\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum charged with involuntary manslaughter after boy riding e-motorcycle hits veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_5f510e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Ed Ashman, 81, was walking home when he was allegedly hit by a 14-year-old who was &#8220;doing wheelies&#8221; on an e-motorcycle &#8211; the boy&#8217;s mother was warned against letting her son ride illegally<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37106245\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ed Ashman, 81, was walking home when he was allegedly hit by a 14-year-old who was &quot;doing wheelies&quot; on an e-motorcycle\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_orange-county-mother-facing-additional-1078044291.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ed Ashman, 81, was walking home when he was allegedly hit by a 14-year-old who was &quot;doing wheelies&quot; on an e-motorcycle\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ed Ashman, 81, was walking home when he was allegedly hit by a 14-year-old who was &#8220;doing wheelies&#8221; on an e-motorcycle<cite aria-label=\"Image: GoFundMe\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: GoFundMe)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A mum has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after man died after allegedly being hit by her son&#8217;s e-motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ed Ashman was walking home from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California when <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the e-motorcycle hitLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/dad-36-infectious-laugh-killed-35445159\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">the e-motorcycle hit<\/a> him. The 81-year-old worked as a substitute teacher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The bike rider, Tommi Jo Mejer\u2019s son, was <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"reportedly &quot;doing wheelies&quot; outside the schoolLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/bikers-perform-wheelies-ride-through-10917190\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly &#8220;doing wheelies&#8221; outside the school<\/a> when he hit Mr Ashman. <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The 14-year-old fled sceneLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/hit-run-driver-left-dead-34783753\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The 14-year-old fled scene<\/a> before the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s deputies arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Ashman was critically injured and died on Thursday, April 30, about two weeks after the incident.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37106250\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37106250\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.84\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scene near the crash where Ed Ashman was walking home from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California where he worked as a substitute teacher\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_cdd679d9-1a6b-42c4-9837-0c12278019ee.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Scene near the crash where Ed Ashman was walking home from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California where he worked as a substitute teacher\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Scene near the crash where Ed Ashman was walking home from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California where he worked as a substitute teacher<cite aria-label=\"Image: ABC7\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: ABC7)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement: \u201cThis mother essentially handed her 14-year-old son a deadly weapon, and despite multiple warnings of the dangers, continued to let him illegally ride an e-motorcycle until he finally killed someone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Prosecutors say she was warned against letting her son ride the e-motorcycle illegally before the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She is seen hours later on body worn camera telling Orange County police that neither she nor her teenage son own a Surron or have access to one, the Sun reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;An American hero who survived flying combat missions in Vietnam could not survive walking across the street in Lake Forest because of a 14-year-old child who was allowed to ride an e-motorcycle that he should have never been riding,&#8221; Spitzer said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37106252\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37106252\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ed Ashman fought in the Vietnam War\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_orange-county-mother-facing-additional-1078044818.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ed Ashman fought in the Vietnam War\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ed Ashman fought in the Vietnam War<cite aria-label=\"Image: GoFundMe\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: GoFundMe)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;This is a tragedy for the family of Ed Ashman and for everyone who loved a man who committed himself to his country and his community, and it is a tragedy for our society that we have gotten to a point where parents are refusing to hold their children \u2013 and themselves \u2013 accountable for endangering the lives of other people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If parents aren\u2019t going to hold their children accountable, then I am going to hold parents accountable for hurting and killing innocent people while riding illegal motor vehicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mejer was initially charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to an officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Her charges were later upgraded to involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, providing false information to an officer and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She could now face a maximum sentence of seven years and eight months in state prison if she is convicted on all counts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A GoFundMe was set up for Mr Ashford&#8217;s medical and funeral costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The veteran has been remembered for \u201chis years in the cockpit flying jets for the military and serving our country with honour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was also described as a \u201cdevoted\u201d husband, a father of three and a \u201cproud\u201d grandfather.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/mum-charged-son-motorcycle-veteran-37106249\" target=\"_blank\">Source 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