According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the incident was reported at around 4 p.m., April 16, 2026, at Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive
Orange County, CA – Ed Ashman, 81, was killed in an e-bike accident at an intersection in Lake Forest last month.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the incident was reported at around 4 p.m., April 16, 2026, at Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive.
Reportedly, a 14-year-old boy was riding a Surron e-motorcycle, doing wheelies outside of El Toro High School, when he crashed into Ashman. The boy fled the scene after the incident.
Ashman was hospitalized in critical condition and was pronounced dead weeks later.
50-year-old Tommi Jo Mejer faces an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter after the deadly wreck.
Mejer was previously charged with one felony count of child endangerment, one felony count of accessory after the fact to a crime, one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, one misdemeanor count of loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver, and one misdemeanor count of providing false information to a peace officer.
The 14-year-old was arrested and booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall for charges related to the incident.
Additional information about the crash was not provided.
An investigation is ongoing.