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LAKE FOREST, Calif. (KABC) — <\/span>An Orange County mother is facing an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter after the death of an 81-year-old man, who had been hit by an electric motorcycle driven by her teen son.<\/p>\n

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Ed Ashman, an 81-year-old Vietnam War veteran and a beloved substitute teacher, died on Thursday, two weeks after being hit by an e-motorcycle while walking home from work at El Toro High School in Lake Forest.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say the woman, identified as 50-year-old Tommi Jo Mejer, was warned about letting her 14-year-old son illegally ride the e-motorcycle before the crash.<\/p>\n

“An American hero who survived flying combat missions in Vietnam could not survive walking across the street in Lake Forest because of a 14-year-old child who was allowed to ride an E-Motorcycle that he should have never been riding,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer in a statement. “This mother essentially handed her 14-year-old son a deadly weapon, and despite multiple warnings of the dangers, continued to let him illegally ride an E-Motorcycle until he finally killed someone.”<\/p>\n

The crash happened on April 16. Investigators say Mejer’s son was riding a Surron e-motorcycle, “doing wheelies” outside of El Toro High School, when he crashed into Ashman.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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The law says e-bikes manufactured to stay under 20 mph have no age or licensing restrictions, but those that have been modified or can reach higher speeds are considered e-motorcycles and require a motorcycle license, insurance and registration.<\/p>\n

Investigators say Mejer was warned by sheriff’s deputies about letting her son illegally ride the e-motorcycle in June of last year. The sheriff’s department said deputies spent nearly 30 minutes explaining to her that her son could not legally ride the e-motorcycle, and that she would face criminal charges if she continued to let him.<\/p>\n

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“We have her on body-worn camera talking about and understanding the dangers and the illegality of this particular vehicle,” Spitzer said.<\/p>\n

Mejer marks the third parent in Orange County this year alone charged with illegally allowing their child to ride an e-motorcycle.<\/p>\n

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A GoFundMe has been set up to help support Ashman’s family.<\/p>\n

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