Criminal
May 4, 2026
O.C. mother faces manslaughter charge after teen's e-motorcycle crash
Prosecutors add felony charge in case targeting parents who allow minors to ride illegal e-motorcycles, after fatal collision involving 14-year-old rider.
Orange County prosecutors have amended the charges against an Aliso Viejo mother to include involuntary manslaughter after an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran died from injuries suffered when her 14-year-old son, allegedly performing wheelies on an illegal electric motorcycle, struck him in Lake Forest.
The amended complaint against Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, advances District Attorney Todd Spitzer's effort to hold parents criminally liable for allowing minors to operate illegal e-motorcy...
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