Back-to-school season is bringing safety into sharper focus for families in Northeast Florida as more children ride e-bikes and related incidents increase, and a helmet is one of the simplest ways to prevent serious injury.
A St. Johns County family of seven was left homeless after a fire, believed to have been sparked by a charging e-bike, tore through their Beachwalk neighborhood home early Wednesday morning, forcing them to seek community support as they face months of displacement.
At approximately 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to the 100 block of Killarney Avenue in the Beachwalk neighborhood for a reported structure fire, the agency said.
Youth e-bike injuries have surged from three cases to 115 in three years at Wolfson Children's Hospital, as first responders scramble to address the growing crisis.
A man died Sunday morning after his e-bike crashed into a motorcycle near Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
After several local crashes, St. Johns County commissioners will revisit a proposed e-bike safety ordinance during their meeting Tuesday.
The 41-year-old woman who was killed in a crash after a tow truck crashed into her e-bike at the intersection of Blanding Boulevard and San Juan Avenue has been identified, and now, her mother says the crash could’ve been avoided if there were more protections for cyclists and pedestrians.
The County Attorney’s Office for St. Johns County has submitted a draft e-bike ordinance to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office after a middle-school-aged boy was critically injured following an e-bike crash in Julington Creek Monday night.
The County Attorney’s Office for St. Johns County has submitted a draft e-bike ordinance to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office after a middle-school-aged boy was critically injured following an e-bike crash in Julington Creek Monday night.
