Delco town to require helmets after child’s death in e-scooter crash

Months after Abby Gillon was killed in a crash on an e-scooter, a town in her home county is passing a new law to make kids who use those vehicles safer.

Haverford Township passed an ordinance requiring children under 16 years old to wear a helmet when riding e-bikes or e-scooters in the community.

The 12-year-old Gillon, an honor student at Ridley Middle School, died after a crash in Aston Township in June, authorities have said. Gillon and a friend were riding when they fell and were hit by a car…

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