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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes

blue-gray delivery truck marked 'prime' parked outside a building
An Amazon Prime delivery truck outside an Amazon delivery station on 25 April 2025 in San Diego, California. Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

Amazon said it plans to stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles in California after a string of high-profile incidents and a consumer alert that the state attorney general issued last month.

In April an 81-year-old man in Orange county died after a teenager illegally riding an e-motorcycle struck him. The teen’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Ed Ashman’s death as officials say she was warned it was illegal for her son to operate the vehicle.

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