LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Two 14-year-old boys were seriously injured after an electric dirt bike they were riding struck the side of an SUV in Ashburn earlier in September, according to court filings cited by Loudoun Now.
The crash left the bike smashed to pieces and sent both teens to the hospital with major injuries. One boy suffered facial injuries, while the other had multiple broken bones that were first feared to be life-threatening.
Both boys were later declared stable.
Court filings say the bike was legally treated as a motorcycle
The filings described the vehicle as a type of electric dirt bike that is legally considered a motorcycle. That matters because, under that classification, it is illegal for someone to drive it without a license…