‘I’m a better rider than you’: Teen’s e-motorcycle impounded after trying to outrun police in O.C. park

A teen riding an electric motorcycle in an Orange County park learned a tough lesson after trying to go wheel to wheel against a police officer: motorcycle cops are very hard to outrun.

The pursuit, captured on body camera footage, began on June 17 just before 1:30 p.m. at Grijalva Park in Orange where residents have long complained about unsafe e-bike riding. Teens are frequently spotted sans helmet speeding past pedestrians or doing stunts that could hurt themselves or others, residents say.

In this case, the 13-year-old boy was riding an e-motorcycle without a helmet when an officer initiated a stop inside the park, police said. But the boy thought he could give the officer the slip. It didn’t work…

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