The Brief
- Ed Ashman, an 81-year-old retired Marine Corps captain and substitute teacher, has passed away following a hit-and-run collision involving a 14-year-old on an electric motorcycle.
- The suspect’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, faces multiple felony charges after allegedly ignoring police warnings and initially lying to investigators about owning the high-powered vehicle.
- Authorities have not yet specified if the teen’s charges will be upgraded following Ashman’s death, though District Attorney Todd Spitzer has vowed to hold parents strictly accountable for such “loaded weapons.”
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake Forest community is mourning the loss of Ed Ashman, a Vietnam veteran and beloved educator who died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a teen on an illegal e-motorcycle last month.
The backstory:
The collision happened on April 16 near the intersection of Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive by El Toro High School, where Ashman was a substitute teacher.…