E-Bike crash prompts safety warning from local police

MILFORD, Mass. — Police in Milford are issuing a safety warning to people riding electronic bikes in town. This comes after a scary crash was caught on camera.

The crash happened shortly before 3p.m. on Wednesday, in what police are calling “another example of the perils of riding an E-Bike and lack of safety awareness by riders.”

In the video you can see several vehicles waiting at a traffic light. The operator of the e-bike enters the crosswalk area when a red vehicle moves forward and collides with the bike. The bike becomes stuck under the vehicle as the rider of the bike quickly moves to the side of the road.

After talking with witnesses and reviewing the video, police determined that the 15-year-old driver of the e-bike was at fault.

The teen is being charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle negligently so as to endanger, unregistered motor vehicle, as well as operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

No one was injured according to police.

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