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Parents Charged With Abuse In Teen's East Bay E-Bike Crash Under New Law
Parents charged with child abuse for allowing a minor to ride an electric motorcycle unlawfully for three years, resulting in severe injuries from a crash, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, prosecutors charged Steven Leroy Crews and Jeanna Marie Gabellini, both 58 of Benicia, with child abuse after their teenage relative crashed a Surron Light Bee e-moto in 2025, sustaining severe injuries.
- Authorities allege Crews and Gabellini permitted the minor to operate the e-moto from ages 14 to 17, ignoring repeated citations and warnings from law enforcement throughout the period.
- On September 18, 2025, the teen crashed the e-moto into a minivan at Treat Boulevard and Arkell Road in Walnut Creek, suffering severe injuries requiring emergency hospital care.
- The arraignment for Crews and Gabellini is set for today in Martinez at 8:30 a.m., according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.
- District Attorney Diana Becton noted, "E-bikes and e-motos are more prevalent on city streets," emphasizing that parents must ensure proper driver education to prevent similar incidents.
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Teen’s E-Moto Bike Crash, Repeated Prior Citations Land Parents Child Abuse Charges
A Benicia couple was charged with child abuse after their teen suffered severe injuries in an e-moto crash in Walnut Creek last fall. The Contra Costa County district attorney alleges they allowed him to drive in an unsafe manner for three years.
Walnut Creek parents charged with child abuse after teen's e-motorcycle crash
The parents of a teen who was severely injured after crashing his electric motorcycle have been charged with misdemeanor child abuse, after police say they had cited and warned them for years.
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The Mercury newsParents charged with child abuse in East Bay e-moto crash
The parents of a teenager who was seriously injured in an electric motorcycle crash last year in Walnut Creek have been charged with child abuse, prosecutors said.
Benicia parents charged with child abuse for son’s e-bike crash
(KRON) -- A mother and father were charged with child abuse for allowing their teenager to ride an electric motorized bike despite repeated warnings from law enforcement. The Benicia couple's son was severely injured when his Surron Light Bee e-moto bike crashed into a minivan on Treat Boulevard in Walnut Creek, prosecutors said. On Thursday, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office announced that criminal charges were filed against th…
Parents charged with child abuse after minor crashes e-moto in Walnut Creek
Two people were charged with child abuse after they allegedly allowed a minor to drive an e-moto bike, ending in a crash that left the minor with severe injuries last year, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. The DA’s office said 58-year-old Steven Leroy Crews and 58-year-old Jeanna Marie Gabellini of Benicia were charged with one count of child abuse after they allegedly “willfully and unlawfully permitted a child to be i…
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