Polk mother shares tragedy of losing son in e-bike crash amid summer spike in pediatric e-bike injuries

The Brief

  • On July 1, Maddox Moore, 14, was riding his newly gifted e-bike when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in New Smyrna Beach.
  • A Tampa Bay area pediatric emergency room doctor said there’s been an alarming rise in e-bike injuries among children.

AUBURNDALE, Fla. A Polk County mother is raising awareness about the dangers of e-bikes after her son was hit and killed by a vehicle.

What we know:

On July 1, Maddox Moore, 14, was riding his e-bike, a new gift from his grandmother, when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in New Smyrna Beach. He was a student at Auburndale High School.

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