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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A motorcycle thrust with friends astir turned deadly for a Fresno teen who was earnestly injured successful a collision connected Audubon Drive adjacent Friant Road. Thankfully, the 15-year-old lad is reportedly successful unchangeable condition.
"It's a engaged intersection, astir apt 1 of our busiest," Fresno Police Traffic Sgt. Todd Turney.
Fresno Police accidental he and his 2 friends were riding their e-bikes traveling westbound connected Audubon Drive. Police accidental the 15-year-old was successful the roadway and made a abrupt lane change.
He was struck by a conveyance headed successful the aforesaid direction. The teen suffered from superior caput and precocious assemblage injuries.
"Driver remained connected scene, was determination to supply assistance to the bicyclist," Sgt. Turney shared. Turney says the probe is ongoing. "If idiosyncratic is riding extracurricular the motorcycle lane, they could get a citation for it," helium added.
Incidents similar this person go section instrumentality enforcement's caller mean arsenic the e-bike and e-motorcycle popularity grows. "There are galore citations issued. Sometimes radical extremity up moving from the officers, and it creates a hazard for them, the officers, and different members of the public. And successful galore cases, the e-motorcycles are being impounded," explained Clovis Cpl. Sean O'Brien.
If utilized decently and with experience, Devin Bovee, manager astatine Steven's Bicycles successful Fresno, says an electrical motorcycle tin beryllium casual to usage and helps you get to your destination overmuch faster. "It's wholly up to the parents. What I would accidental is, you know, usher them the champion you can. Try to springiness them a regular motorcycle first, spell out, acquisition biking, and past get the electrical bicycle. Or if you are going to commencement with an e-bike, you know, find immoderate benignant of grooming people oregon spell astir the vicinity a small bit," Bovee explained.
Because this is comparatively new, there's not a batch of acquisition retired there. Monday night, astatine the Clovis City Council meeting, the Clovis Youth Commission and the constabulary section volition beryllium partnering for the commission's task connected e-bikes and scooters. The Clovis Police Department says it volition beryllium providing resources and funding.
