After their 13-year-old died in an e-motorcycle crash, they're facing charges
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Set us as preferred The parents of an Orange County teen who authorities said had been repeatedly injured in electric motorcycle incidents before dying in a May crash have been charged in his death.Orange County Dist.Atty.
Todd Spitzer announced charges Tuesday for Santa Ana residents Vu Thanh Nguyen, 56, and his wife, Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen, 49.Their 13-year-old son, Benson, died this spring after hitting a pole in Garden Grove while traveling more than 40 mph, Spitzer’s office said.V.T.
Nguyen was charged with one felony count of child endangerment and one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor while his wife was charged with one count of misdemeanor child endangerment.V.T.Nguyen could serve up to six years in state prison if convicted on all counts; H.C.T.
Nguyen faces up to a year in county jail if convicted.The Times was unable to find legal representation for the Nguyens.They’re scheduled for arraignment on Nov.
12.Benson’s death has similarities to other e-bicycle and e-motorcycle incidents, including two deaths in Huntington Beach — that of a 62-year-old Westminster woman on Saturday and a 21-year-old man in July.California The Santa Ana teen was traveling at around 35 mph on a black E Ride Pro electric motorcycle when he struck the median and lost control of the vehicle, according to authorities.E-bike and e-motorcycle injuries are now the No.
1 reason children in Orange County end up in the emergency room, according to Spitzer, with injuries skyrocketing more than 430% in Southern California in just the last four years.Punishments for parents are not unheard of, either, particularly in Orange County.Aliso Viejo mother Tommi Jo Mejer was charged with felony child endangerment in April after her 14-year-old son was involved in an e-motorcycle crash that critically injured an 81-year-ol...