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Mother Charged After Teen E-Motorcycle Kills 81-Year-Old

5/2/2026

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Tommi Jo Mejer was charged with involuntary manslaughter after her 14-year-old son hit 81-year-old Ed Ashman with an e-motorcycle in Lake Forest, California.
Orange County deputies warned Mejer for 30 minutes that the teen could not legally ride the e-motorcycle and she would face charges if he continued.
Prosecutors added felony child-endangerment, accessory-after-the-fact, misdemeanor delinquency counts, and Mejer faces maximum of seven years and eight months in prison if convicted.

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Tommi Jo Mejer was charged with involuntary manslaughter after her 14-year-old son hit 81-year-old Ed Ashman with an e-motorcycle in Lake Forest, California.
Orange County deputies warned Mejer for 30 minutes that the teen could not legally ride the e-motorcycle and she would face charges if he continued.
Prosecutors added felony child-endangerment, accessory-after-the-fact, misdemeanor delinquency counts, and Mejer faces maximum of seven years and eight months in prison if convicted.