{"id":5578,"date":"2026-05-12T18:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5578"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:32:33","slug":"oc-mom-anguished-after-14-year-old-son-on-e-motorcycle-allegedly-killed-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5578","title":{"rendered":"OC mom \u2018anguished\u2019 after 14-year-old son on e-motorcycle allegedly killed veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>An Aliso Viejo mother facing felony charges after her son allegedly fatally injured an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle in Lake Forest made her first appearance in criminal court on Tuesday, May 12.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5570\">US hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn\u2019t materialized yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, during a brief hearing at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, did not enter a plea to the involuntary manslaughter, child abuse and endangerment and accessory felonies she has been charged with, instead agreeing to continue her arraignment until June 30.<\/p>\n<p>Mejer\u2019s attorneys \u2014 Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk \u2014 said in a statement handed out to media members after the hearing that it was premature to speak in detail about the allegations the mother is facing.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused...\" class=\"wp-image-5572\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20fba3925c6ab892f2055266f6f3c08c-1024x676.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20fba3925c6ab892f2055266f6f3c08c-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20fba3925c6ab892f2055266f6f3c08c-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20fba3925c6ab892f2055266f6f3c08c-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20fba3925c6ab892f2055266f6f3c08c-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20fba3925c6ab892f2055266f6f3c08c.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, leaves Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Tuesday, May 12. During her first appearance in court, she did not enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter, or the other charges she is facing. She is flanked by her attorneys Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommi Jo Mejer, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of...\" class=\"wp-image-5573\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93-876x1024.webp\" width=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93-876x1024.webp 876w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93-257x300.webp 257w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93-768x898.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93-1314x1536.webp 1314w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93-1752x2048.webp 1752w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42378e1e2cdfd930797f7360cb762f93.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tommi Jo Mejer, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, made her first appearance in court on Tuesday, May 12. Mejer did not enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter, or the other charges she is facing, during a hearing in a courtroom at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommi Jo Mejer, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of...\" class=\"wp-image-5574\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa-829x1024.webp\" width=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa-829x1024.webp 829w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa-243x300.webp 243w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa-768x948.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa-1244x1536.webp 1244w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa-1658x2048.webp 1658w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/db0566dbdc3b45dd2f1e120ae68e2dfa.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tommi Jo Mejer, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, made her first appearance in court on Tuesday, May 12 with her lawyer Paul S. Meyer, pictured, and Lolita Kirk. Mejer did not enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter, or the other charges she is facing, during a hearing in a courtroom at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.  (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommi Jo Mejer, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of...\" class=\"wp-image-5575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3-783x1024.webp\" width=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3-783x1024.webp 783w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3-230x300.webp 230w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3-768x1004.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3-1175x1536.webp 1175w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3-1567x2048.webp 1567w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d7c911f70868442af7236abf637c3fa3.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tommi Jo Mejer, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, leaves Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Tuesday, May 12, with her attorney Paul S. Meyer. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused...\" class=\"wp-image-5576\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f13f5302ef014b463b8471006553609e-1024x647.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f13f5302ef014b463b8471006553609e-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f13f5302ef014b463b8471006553609e-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f13f5302ef014b463b8471006553609e-768x485.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f13f5302ef014b463b8471006553609e-1536x970.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f13f5302ef014b463b8471006553609e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, leaves Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Tuesday, May 12. During her first appearance in court, she did not enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter, or the other charges she is facing. She is flanked by her attorneys Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused...\" class=\"wp-image-5577\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fd3042aa340af4888ba206906d35caf-1024x660.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fd3042aa340af4888ba206906d35caf-1024x660.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fd3042aa340af4888ba206906d35caf-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fd3042aa340af4888ba206906d35caf-768x495.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fd3042aa340af4888ba206906d35caf-1536x989.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fd3042aa340af4888ba206906d35caf.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, made her first appearance in court on Tuesday, May 12. Mejer did not enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter, or the other charges she is facing, during a hearing in a courtroom at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. She is flanked by her attorneys Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Tommi Jo Mejer, center, the mother of a 14-year-old accused of fatally injuring a Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle, leaves Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Tuesday, May 12. During her first appearance in court, she did not enter a plea to involuntary manslaughter, or the other charges she is facing. She is flanked by her attorneys Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTommi Mejer is anguished over the terrible accident,\u201d the defense attorneys said in the statement. \u201cShe sends her deepest condolences and sorrow over this tragedy. This has been tragic for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several family members of Ed Ashman \u2014 the pedestrian who suffered what turned out to be fatal injuries when prosecutors allege that Mejer\u2019s son crashed into him while doing wheelies on an e-motorycle \u2014 watched the hearing from the courtroom gallery, but declined to speak afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors allege that Mejer\u2019s son crashed into Ashman while riding in the roadway at Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive. Ashman was walking home from El Toro High School, where he worked as a substitute teacher. The 14-year-old allegedly fled the scene of the crash, according to law enforcement, but was identified by witnesses and later taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Mejer had previously been warned about the dangers of her son riding the e-motorcycle, prosecutors said, and allegedly lied to law enforcement after the crash, reportedly claiming her family did not own an e-motorcycle or have access to one. District Attorney Todd Spitzer previously said that Mejer had \u201cessentially handed her 14-year-old son a deadly weapon,\u201d adding that \u201cdespite multiple warnings of the dangers, (Mejer) continued to let him (her son) legally ride an e-motorcycle until he finally killed someone.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5568\">Ducks\u2019 Pat Verbeek named NHL General Manager of the Year finalist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The e-motorcycle Mejer\u2019s son was allegedly riding \u2014 a 2025 Sutton Ultra Bee \u2014 requires a motorcycle license, insurance, license plate and registration in order to be used on a public street, according to prosecutors. Otherwise, the e-motorcycle \u2014 which can reach speeds of up to 58 mph and go from 0 to 31 mph in 2.3 seconds \u2014 can only be used on private property or off-highway vehicle areas.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mejer remains out of custody as she awaits trial. If convicted as charged, she faces up to seven years and eight months in state prison.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t clear if Mejer\u2019s son is facing criminal charges. Local prosecutors say that due to his age, state law prevents them from discussing whether they are pursuing charges against the teen.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange County District Attorney\u2019s Office has filed charges against three parents since January for allowing their children to illegally ride e-motorcycles, which are more powerful than e-bikes.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Eyssallenne, a Yorba Linda father, has pleaded not guilty to felony child abuse and endangerment charges after his 12-year-old son was seriously injured when he allegedly ran a red light and was hit by a car while riding an e-motorcycle that had been illegally modified to go up to 50 miles per hours.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another father, a Westminster resident, is facing lesser misdemeanor child abuse and delinquency charges after his sons were allegedly warned about illegally riding e-motorcycles. No injuries were reported in connection with his case.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5566\">Orange County softball Top 25: Fullerton, Orange Lutheran lead entering playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Staff Writer Sydney Barragan contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tommi Jo Mejer &#8212; one of several parents facing criminal charges for their children&#8217;s e-motorcycle use &#8212; appeared in court but did not enter a plea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>OC mom \u2018anguished\u2019 after 14-year-old son on e-motorcycle allegedly killed veteran - 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