Police Might Charge Child's Mother Due to Reckless EV Dirt Bike Use. Good

If you're a parent, you're responsible for your child's actions to a degree. Not so much when they crossover to adulthood, but until that time, they're your responsibility. And what they do with things you allow them to have, i.e., an electric dirt bike, is part of that structure. So I shed no tears for the mother who's currently facing legal threats herself after her son repeatedly broke the law and endangered those around him using an EV dirt bike. 

According to the Newport Beach Police Department out of Newport Beach, California, "On May 9th, 2026 at 6:15pm, NBPD Motor Officers attempted to stop a subject on an illegal electric motorcycle in the area of MacArthur Blvd and Bison Ave. The male subject immediately fled from officers by riding at a high rate of speed into opposing traffic and across an intersection against a red light. Due to the extremely reckless riding behavior, officers did not pursue the subject."

The incident, which NBPD posted to the police department's social media, goes on to state, "While reviewing the incident, officers recognized the subject as a juvenile male they had prior contacts with involving illegal e-motorcycles. A search warrant was authored and granted for the subject’s residence. On May 19th, 2026, the search warrant was executed at the subject’s residence. The male juvenile was taken into custody without incident. He was booked at the NBPD Juvenile Jail on felony charges and released to his parents."

However, here's where it gets interesting, and where the actions by the NBPD are absolutely warranted.

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"Based on the documented history with the subject and his parents, the mother will be referred to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for additional charges," states the PD. Yeah, the DA's office will be getting the PD's referral for charges, as the mom failed to address her son's repeated illegal and reckless behavior behind the motorcycle's bars. 

And that's good. 

I've long stated that these new EV dirt bikes are the perfect vehicle to not only get kids out of the house and playing again, but they're the perfect entry into motorcycling as a whole. However, due to either the parents' misunderstanding of the vehicles or them just not caring what their child is up to and how they're affecting those around them, there has been a rash of incidents involving youths and these vehicles that have led to injuries and interactions with law enforcement.

There's even been talk about crackdowns on the vehicles themselves, ala what occurred with trikes back in the '80s and '90s. 

The mother, however, hasn't yet been charged with anything, as the DA's office told ABC 7 Eyewitness News that "the case remains under review and no decisions have been made [as to whether charge the parents or not]." I'm all for it, so long as parents start actually talking with their kids about the rules of the road, safety, and not being complete idiots when they're riding. Cause if they keep going like this, we'll lose them and that doesn't benefit anyone. 

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