Two local students hurt in e-bike accidents in the same area just days apart

Another mediate schoolhouse pupil successful St. Johns County is recovering aft an e-bike accident.

“I really couldn’t judge it,” said 1 parent, Ansley Martin.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Action News Jax that a mediate schooler went disconnected the sidewalk and crashed connected the mode location from schoolhouse Thursday.

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It happened on Race Track Road successful the Julington Creek area.

This is the aforesaid country that 12-year-old Parker Anderson crashed Monday night, earlier being airlifted to the infirmary with superior injuries.

On Wednesday, the assemblage came unneurotic to commune for Parker, and conversations astir information were apical of mind.

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Martin organized that vigil. She said she would similar to spot each schoolhouse successful the region get progressive to pass parents astir helmet rules.

“And amusement them that it’s not up to the kid, it’s the law,” said Martin.

Another parent, Chad Eriksen, said his lad is successful 8th people and rides an e-bike.

After these caller accidents, this is what helium is emphasizing to his child:

“Most important happening is to deterioration your helmet,” said Eriksen. “And we accidental measurement doubly chopped once, which means look some ways doubly and conscionable beryllium responsible.”

St. Johns County is presently moving connected a caller e-bike ordinance, but it’s unclear precisely what rules it would impose, oregon erstwhile it could spell up for a vote.

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