William Beaumont University Hospital — Cited E-Bike Injury Cases
Christina Bragg had only owned her e-bike for a couple of weeks when she took it for a ride a few blocks from her Lincoln Park home on the Fourth of July. She never came back. The 36-year-old mother of five hit a patch of gravel, lost control, and crashed into a curb — an accident that would leave her brain dead within days and devastate a family that is now begging others to take e-bike safety seriously.
A Short Ride Turns Fatal
According to WDIV ClickOnDetroit, Bragg’s sister, Emily Thomas, said Christina “went for a ride and did not come back.” Thomas told the station that after the crash, Christina was found on the grass, bleeding and unconscious. Doctors later told the family that she did not feel pain in her final moments, according to Thomas.
Doctors pronounced Bragg brain dead and told her family there was no possibility she would wake up, per the station’s report. The family has said the crash site is difficult to avoid because it sits so close to their home in Lincoln Park, a Wayne County city of just under 39,300 residents packed into 5.8 square miles, making it the second most densely populated municipality in Michigan, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
A Family’s Final Gift
Bragg was an organ donor, and her heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas went on to save more than three lives, the same account notes. Her decision mirrors a broader pattern across the state: Gift of Life Michigan reported that 478 organ donors across the state provided 1,206 transplanted organs in 2025, with more than 4.7 million Michigan residents currently enrolled in the state donor registry…