Parent fined after 12-year-old youth hurt in e-scooter crash in North Vancouver

NORTH VANCOUVER — The parent of a 12-year-old in North Vancouver has been ticketed after their child was injured when the e-scooter they were riding crashed into a car.

RCMP say the crash happened on a local street on Wednesday when the child on the electric scooter hit a Volkswagen Jetta and was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

They say several violation tickets were issued, including one to the parent for allowing a person under the age of 16 to operate the e-scooter.

Police across B.C. have issued numerous warnings about young people operating electric dirt bikes, both illegally and dangerously.