One person died and another was injured after the e-bike they were riding on Tuesday morning was hit by a car on the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The crash happened around 3:05 a.m., just before entering Miami Beach near the Alton Road exit. A white Ford sedan crashed into an e-bike…
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Minor Facing Charges After Deadly Dirt-Bike Crash on Rickenbacker Causeway.
A minor is facing criminal charges after a 54-year-old bicyclist was killed in a crash on Friday night, according to Miami police. The crash happened on the Rickenbacker Causeway, the bridge connecting the island of Key Biscayne to the mainland, around 8:20 p.m. The bicyclist who was killed was identified…
Cops Bust ‘E-bike Street Takeover’ in Port St. Lucie. What to Know.
Officers from the Port St. Lucie Police Department say that approximately 50 people came to town for a planned “street takeover” in the area, with some even traveling from Palm Beach and Tampa. When the “lawless” brigade arrived, however, officers were ready to greet them. The incident happened over the…
This University in South Miami is Banning E-Bikes. Here’s Why.
Leesfield & Partners’ Founder and Managing Partner, Ira Leesfield, has been an outspoken advocate for regulating the use of E-bikes and E-scooters throughout communities and now, years later, officials are heeding his warning. The University of Miami recently announced a plan to tighten restrictions on personal mobility devices on campus.…
Washington Man Dies in ‘Tragic Mishap’ on Electric Scooter, police say.
A man riding an electric scooter on July 19 died after falling into the road and getting hit by a tractor-trailer, according to a press release this week from the Spokane Police Department. Sean Nolan, 21, was riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk in Spokane County, Washington, police said.…