Ventura teen who fled officers the wrong way on the freeway is charged with two felonies

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Set us as preferred A Ventura juvenile allegedly speeding up to 60 mph on an electric motorcycle on the wrong side of the highway has been charged with a pair of felonies, authorities announced Tuesday.The Ventura County district attoney’s office brought eight total counts against the minor, a male Ventura resident who was not identified due to his age.

Charges include one felony count each for evading a peace officer and evading an officer while driving the wrong way.Prosecutors also filed two additional misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and operating a motorcycle without a valid license, along with four infractions that include driving the wrong way on a divided roadway.The youngster is scheduled to be arraigned at the Juvenile Justice Center in Oxnard on July 20.Ventura police officers involved in an e-bike sting operation at Ventura Community Park on June 10 attempted to stop the juvenile riding his e-motorcycle on the park grass, according to authorities.Authorities from throughout Southern California have faced a spat of e-bike and e-motorcycle incidents, including a teen who led Orange County law enforcement on a chase last month.California As summer approaches, police warn that modified e-bikes are putting kids in the ER.

Here is why some “bikes” are actually illegal 50-mph motorcycles.When police tried to stop the Ventura youngster, he fled and rode northbound in the southbound lanes of Kimball Road, while weaving through traffic.He eventually rode the wrong way onto the northbound State Route 126 off-ramp, authorities said.The youngster then entered the westbound State Route 126 on-ramp before exiting again at Victoria Avenue while allegedly blowing through a stop sign.

The driver continued northbound in the southbound lanes of Victoria Avenue before eventually stopping at Buena High School, according to...