", The suit also alleges that the company engaged in "inappropriate marketing of e-bikes to children," claiming that the company failed to "adequately warn about the dangers of children operating e-bikes. We are incredibly blessed to be her parents.'. Even Kaye and Jonathan claim the bike started to shake and wobble while taking the bike down, which resulted in a crash. My neighbor, Ezra Holland, related a story from a recent drive near home. Steinsapir filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where they shared the difficulties for riders in different aspects. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. ", Posting the interview to Twitter, Kaye thanked the outlet for sharing their story. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. I was worried about braking even in a car., David Ng asserts that he had a bad crash after the front wheel of his Rad bike came off. Ng says he built the bike himself. Now her daughter, 14, doesnt ride her Rad e-bike to school anymore. Photo by SCREENGRAB / Twitter. Parents File Lawsuit in Death of Daughter Riding a Power Bike in Drag images here or select from your computer for Molly Olivia Steinsapir memorial. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Second, the complaint asserts that Rads decision to outfit (or spec, in industry parlance) the RadRunner with a combination of disc brakes and quick-release axles is a known safety hazard that can cause wheels to wobble or even fall off during hard braking. I had both hands on the brakes and they went from working to not working, says Redford, who often rides hilly terrain near her home in Laguna Niguel and says her husband checked the brakes frequently. And people who are not qualified are doing this and applying a brand graphic, and voil, theyre in the e-bike business., Manufacturers in the e-bike space concur. But these same industry experts also expressed concerns that there are safety issues with the bike and many other low-cost direct-to-consumer e-bikes, and that as the litigation continued, these concerns would likely emerge in sharper relief. An 11-year-old should never be coming down that road on that bike. The accident caused due to the nonfunction e-bike, so her parents aresuingthe e-bike company Red Power Bikes. In other words, potential issues with the mechanical disc brakes or with the quick-release mechanism on the bike. A 12-Year-Old Died on an E-bike. Is the Manufacturer to I live in a suburban beach community in Los Angeles County, and in the past few years, DTC (direct-to-consumer) e-bikes like those made by Rad Power have become a de facto mode of transportation for kids between the ages of 11 and 16. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Molly Steinsapir, the daughter of Michael Jackson estate lawyer Jon Steinsapir, was in a terrible bike accident Jan. 31 and was being treated at UCLA in the days leading up to her untimely death, a GoFundMe account set up for the family said. I bought and installed Kevlar pads, which are more durable, and I also brought the bikes into a few shops to see if their mechanics could address the issue better than I could. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief After suffering brain trauma in a bike accident going downhill and wearing a helmet, Palisadian Molly Steinsapir died following over two weeks in the intensive care unit at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on February 15. Molly has been called home to G-d, wrote her mother, Kaye You just have to pick up a catalog and start ordering, says Hong, founder of the DTC brand Karmic. The pandemic had in so many ways fundamentally altered the experience of young people. Two of Emes siblings were standing in the driveway, crying. Both of Mollys parents are successful lawyersJon is a music attorney who represented Michael Jacksons estate for more than a decade, and Kaye is an employment attorneypeople who have the knowledge and resources and clout to turn their grief and their grievances against Rad Power into a high-powered legal tsunami. The Steinsapirs understood the stakes. Molly died of a bike injury in 2021 after several days of treatment in hospital. The outpouring of support outweighs the bad apples.". Brody Darlington was only 11 when he crashed. That settlement was challenged by Rad Power, which filed a cross-complaint against the Greens, alleging that they should be required to compensate the bike brand for a portion of any liability losses it might incur. Molly was the daughter of Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir, who died in an e-bike injury in 2021. I am sitting with Kaye and Jon in the living room of their home in Pacific Palisades in August of 2022, and I can hear the bemused and reverential love in their voices as they tell stories of their daughter. A system error has occurred. I read the instructions and followed directions. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Molly Olivia Steinsapir I found on Findagrave.com. She was re-elected, winning a six-term t Ariana Jalia is a Child actor who appeared in A Mouthful Of Air, a 2021 psychological thriller. A RadRunner e-bike like the one Molly was riding when she crashed. All About Molly McNearney, Who Is Adam Scott's Wife? When asked to summarize the overall level of regulation in the e-bike market, Pizzi chuckles. Then I made a few adjustments to get the disc brakes back in seemingly perfect working order. We feel you strengthening us to do what is right, to fight for change and accountability. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Perhaps because Im an experienced bike rider, I felt a great deal of concern about the situation, knowing that I live in a community with steep hills and busy streets and worrying about my kids being suddenly confronted with a braking failure. The consensus was that some of these allegations were partially or completely off the mark as stated. It was really hard to leave her there on life support, says Kaye. "Molly has been called home to G-d. Thats totally unreasonable, he says, adding that the same rep urged him not to explore swapping out the mechanical disc brakes on the bike for hydraulic brakes for safety reasons. The DTC brands like to say, we take out the middleman so its cheaper, but as we in the bike industry know, you can take out some cost by cutting out the dealer and service, but the reality is that a lot of the price reduction comes from cutting corners on component quality, he says. Despite a series of increasingly desperate surgeries to address her head injuries, Molly would be pronounced dead a little more than two weeks later. Now they know it was preventable. I dont know how they can prevent that, but it seems fairly clear that they havent tried very hard., Peter Wilborn, a Florida-based attorney and founder of the Bike Law Network, has a similar view. The parents shouldnt have allowed it to happen. Molly Steinsapir, 12, dies after a devastating bike Parents File Lawsuit in Death of Daughter Riding a Power Bike in In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir claim that design defects in the bikes make it difficult for riders to slow down and stop as the bike gains speed while going downhill, the outlet reported. Partial settlement in Rad Power fatal e-bike crash case However, Molly had so much life ahead of her. Molly's parents filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes after considering the danger to other children. On July 31, Kaye shared the picture of her daughter with Nate. Doctors initially thought Molly would be The final 0.3 mile of Enchanted Way rises 150 feet, with a sustained pitch topping 14 percent. "Both Kaye and her husband Jon Steinsapir are prominent lawyers in Los Angeles, with Jon having worked with the estate of Michael Jackson, according to the New York Daily News.Kaye initially shared Molly's story the day of the accident, which occurred while her daughter was riding downhill while wearing a helmet, she said. Nobody wants to hear that, of course, but initially the doctors seemed cautiously optimistic that the injuries werent as bad as they could have been. Molly Steinsapir with her writer, lawyer, and cancer survivor mother, Kaye Steinsapir( Source : And for safety as well. Failed to report flower. After my first meeting with Kaye and Jon at their home in August, I decide to retrace the route of Molly and Emes final ride. Molly had been admitted to UCLA, and her mother, Kaye, updated her about her situation on Twitter. The accident caused due to the nonfunction e-bike, so her parents are suing the e-bike company Red Power Bikes. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. They have pointed out the defects like a problem with slowing down and stopping when the bike speeds downhill. Its a marginal specification. From the vantage point of the cul-de-sac up top, its easy to see all the questions about this case without really seeing any of the answers in sharp focus. (Pizzi notes solemnly that a couple hundred thousand e-bikes a year are imported into the U.S. one at a time from some online marketplaces, and many of those bikes dont even comply with 1512.), Some DTC brands are doing a good jobbut spec is a huge problem, Pizzi says. In two years I have purchased more than 10 sets of brake pads. Twelve-year-old Molly Steinsapir died following a critical injury sustained on Jan. 31, 2021. On August 1, 2022roughly 18 months after the crash that had killed their daughterJon and Kaye Steinsapir filed suit against Rad Power Bikes, citing product negligence, breach of warranty, strict product liability, and wrongful death. For Jon and Kaye Steinsapir, Mollys parents, the grief of losing their eldest child is too large to properly express. ", "Rad Power Bikes had been made aware of this issue and they never redesigned their bike," Jonathan said in an interview with GMA. Team Molly mom uses childs death to help others handle death Her kidneys got a woman off dialysis. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. That is pretty scary, he says. You can buy a quick release for 50 cents or spend $50 on thru axles. Molly was serious about fun, too. But those things dont need service., Hon also feels that brands need to do more to spec their bikes with safety in mind. This story will raise questions that dont lend themselves to straightforward answers. ", In a statement, Rad Power Bikes responded to the lawsuit to The New York Times. Molly looked so small on that hospital bed. "So this is what we believe as preventable. An Indiana family is encouraging motorcyclists to wear helmets after a young father died in an accident last month. While our hearts are broken in a way that feels like they can never be mended, we take comfort Its not someplace youd want to be on a bike with braking issues. Her EEG is not showing movement. Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir E-bikes have a motor and often have more power than a normal bike. "Thank you, @GMA. He needed a second Life Flight to Portland, where he spent his recovery. Or a lot of deaths to move the CPSC., Hon feels that more needs to be doneby either the government or the brands themselves. Nonetheless, Kaye picked up the phone. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Nonetheless, she endured the mishap but had several injuries. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. "Believe me, I wish I were doing anything but desperately begging for prayers to save my daughter on Twitter. Rads stance has always been that its ebikes should not be operated by anyone under the age of 16 (some previous models were at least 18 years old), and the appropriate age warnings have always appeared in all of the owners manuals, a company rep stated. Bryce Young is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In 2021, the incident occurred when she underwent treatment at the hospital on January 31, 2021. The hills cradling Los Angeles are woven with roads like thisdead-end residential streets that corkscrew toward the sky, the views and the homes expanding as you ascend. She had to undergo blood transfusions and surgeries to The 34-page document is a bit circumspect about specific flaws or product failures that caused the crash that killed Molly, but it does allege major design problems with the RadRunner. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Jon was playing with their dog, Calvin. Parents file lawsuit against e-bike company after But I am a desperate mother, and I know from my cancer experience that prayer is powerful. She mentioned spending all day packing Nate for two weeks at sleep-away camp, where she thought about how she should have doubled everything. It would take an act of Congress to change the regulations, Pizzi says. After they got dressed and headed out, Kaye remembers drinking coffee and feeling good that the kids were getting outside on such a beautiful day. Imagine you have a car, and the brakes arent working well, and someone tells you to watch a video to do it yourself. Jon says that Kaye was freaking out and he tried to tell her not to worry. So, did she have an affair? Molly Steinsapir, the 12-year-old daughter of two high-class lawyers, has died after her mom chronicled her traumatic brain injury and her Im very happy buying a shirt or a pair of socks online and having it delivered to my door. But the cautious hope faded about five days later. I picture the girls rolling up Enchanted Way on a similarly beautiful day, enjoying the magic of cruising through this landscape. Both of Mollys parents pause. (One experienced bicycle attorney had this to say about it: In 50 years, Ive not seen a complaint like thatits more like a novel than a complaint. Of course, with a devastating crash like this, in which a beloved child dies, the aftershocks of the loss never stop. "We love you, Molly. Parents project all sorts of superlatives onto their offspring, of course, but Mollys credentials are strong. But economic incentives do not always align, and [t]his is what government is there for, he says. Except the ocean, Jon continues. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. But it could force the industry and regulatory bodies to do more so that more kids dont get hurt or die. Steinsapir But, based on the number of kids riding the bikes, the company probably knew they were getting into risky territory. A childs death prompts questions about brake safety on e-bikes Its a race to the bottom. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The complaint alleges that Rad Power Bikes has been negligent in failing to do more to discourage children from using its productsasserting, in fact, that the company has tacitly marketed to young people and their parents. A DTC brand can source whatever brakes it wants or put any fork it can find to meet a target price point, even on a heavy cargo bike. Thankfully, she is daily receiving excellent treatment from some of the very best physicians in the country at UCLA. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. None of the answers, however they are formulated or enacted, will diminish the loss of Molly Steinsapir. There was an error deleting this problem. Ng says he wound up with injuries to his femoral artery and may have to take blood thinners for the rest of his life. No one has thought through the consequences of young kids essentially driving heavy, difficult-to-control, throttle-powered e-bikes. But I know that the cables on new bikes can stretch, so I did some googling and watched a couple of very useful YouTube maintenance videos that Rad Power had produced. One doctor said he thought Molly might remain unconscious for a couple of weeks and then have to deal with light sensitivity and headaches. Parents Sue E-Bike Maker After Their 12-Year-Old Daughter Dies PETER FLAX is based in Los Angeles and writes about sports, adventure, and culture. The accident took place two weeks ago on January 31. The organ donation snafus brought a traumatic end to a traumatic ordeal, but now the Steinsapirs are tearing up as they detail where all of Mollys organs eventually wound up. Additionally, Jonathan included the cooperation that shared inappropriate marketing for their e-bike business and proclaimed the company failed to provide the danger of using e-bikes. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Kaye described the entire stretch from October to February as one long dark night. Its a span that includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, winter break, and the anniversaries of Mollys crash and death. Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. The tragedy is unfathomable for all of Nobody at home or in her preschool suggested or encouraged the decision. Molly Steinsapir. Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir, the parents of Molly Steinsapir, have filed a lawsuit against Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based e-bike company. Kaye also says that when Molly was in a play, she would memorize every characters lines. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. The doctors were scrambling to save their daughter. But its also a contentious legal story. Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) recently reported on the partial settlement of a case involving US-based e-bike maker Rad Power. Rad Power Bikes did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Molly Steinsapir dies after tragic bike accident chronicled An 11-year-old named Eme Green was piloting the e-bike, and her friend Molly Steinsapir, 12, was nestled behind her on a cushioned seat intended for a second passenger. Giro is named in the suit because the Steinsapirs say the helmet Molly was wearing was defective. Parents file lawsuit against e-bike company after daughters And along the way, the questions pushed into the public eye through cases like the one the Steinsapirs are mounting could present a reckoning for the unregulated growth of e-bikes. Children under the age of 16 may lack the necessary judgment and skill to safely operate the ebike, potentially resulting in damage to the bike, damage to other property, serious injury, and/or death.. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. based on information from your browser. Add to your scrapbook. Theyre like cars or motorcycles or scooters. Jon, who describes himself as a history buff, recalls a conversation he and Kaye had with Mollys teacher after thateach of them had assumed that one of the others suggested the topic. Parents file lawsuit against e-bike company after daughter's Its like primal, you knowyou want your mom.. She replied that if at some point the girls wanted to ride Emes sisters new electric bike (it was a bat mitzvah gift), they were welcome to walk over and use it. Two or three weeks after he got it, Holland, an experienced road cyclist, noticed that the responsiveness of the brakes was poor, and he decided to remedy the problem by tightening the cables that run from the levers to the calipers. Just to be clear, children under the age of 16 are prohibited by California law from piloting a Class 3 e-bike, which can reach 28 miles per hour, but presently no age restrictions exist for riding Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes like the RadRunner that Eme and Molly were on. The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes. Massive numbers of people have discovered that e-bikes can replace many car trips, that they have an extremely low operating cost and a tiny environmental footprint, and that theyre fun to ride and can sidestep traffic. Molly used to love camp, and how sad it makes her parents not to be sending both of them. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Molly and Eme were friends and neighbors, and both lived about a half mile downhill from this dramatic perch. From an industry association perspective, so many units are sold into the market beyond the scope of our constituentsit will have a negative impact. For Jon and Kaye, its like Molly died several timeswhen doctors declared her deceased with no brain activity, when they said their last goodbyes a few days later, when her heart was removed from her body. She played Princess Jasmine in a summer production of Aladdin and had roles in Peter Pan and Guys & Dolls. Currently, Molly is receiving excellent Im a software engineer, he says. After analyzing the safety of the invention, Rad Power Bikes have never redesigned the bike. | On August 7, 2022 03:58 AM. Kaye remembers standing next to the door of her daughters bedroom and hearing how excited the girls were to be together. In a letter to customers on January 24, 2023, the new CEO, Phil Molyneux, said: As a young company, we recognize that we have made mistakes. So Kaye and Jon jumped in the car and drove to the house. .css-18bc37s{display:block;font-family:Velo,Velo-fallback,Georgia,Serif;margin-bottom:0.3125rem;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-18bc37s:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 61.25rem){.css-18bc37s{font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 61.25rem){.css-18bc37s{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-18bc37s{font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;}}Self-Driving Cars Wont Save Us Anytime Soon, I Delivered Weed by Bike and Fell for Cycling. You can go to a trade show in China. twitter ). Rad Power Bikes' RadRunner model is capable of reaching It was the final day of January 2021, on yet another balmy morning in Los Angeles. Her mother Est Tristan Tate was dating Romanian TV presenter and journalist Bianca Dragusanu in 2018. I suppose this is an appropriate moment to share that I have two RadRunners sitting in my garage. Tragically, she would never wake up. Roughly a month after my younger son got his RadRunner, he mentioned that the brakes werent working so well. We would not put low-cost mechanical disc brakes on a heavy cargo bike, Hon says. So however dubious a brands spec might seem, a company is most likely violating no consumer product safety regulations with its choices. Redford says she even joked with her daughter about the worst-case scenario: Wouldnt it be crazy if your brakes went out [on the way down]? But thats exactly what she says happened. Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir at their home in Pacific Palisades, California, on October 9, 2022. And the truth is, most customers dont understand why theyd want to spend another $500, Quan says. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Molly Steinsapir, the daughter of Michael Jackson estate lawyer Jon Steinsapir, was in a terrible bike accident Jan. 31 and was being treated at UCLA in 12-year-old Molly Steinsapir dies after tragic bike accident The 12-year-old girl who severely injured herself in a bike accident in California and became a Twitter sensation, has died. Rad has sent him new brakes and new pads, but Holland says that in his ongoing phone calls with the brand, customer service reps and supervisors have told him that other customers arent experiencing braking issues like he has. The complaints I heard fell into two categoriespeople who say they suddenly lost braking power and crashed, and people who say their front wheel came off the bike as they were riding it. And so, when Molly was allowed to have her best friend, Eme, over for the night, it was a very big deal. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. In 20 years, nothing has been changed or supplemented under this federal regulation. The company should have known about the insecure result and defective design. I started a thread on Nextdoor with a summary of the problem and how to address it, and soon I was DMing with parents who wanted tips on barrel and caliper adjustments. Try again later. Absolutely anyone with a couple hundred thousand can start an e-bike company. Then the phone rang. She thought it was very cruel to eat animals. Molly tried to proselytize for the cause with her good friends and refused to participate in fishing at summer camp because she believed hooks were barbaric, and from that point on she remained a vegetarian. They should change their design. And it doesnt happen at the outset, because as a country we have decided we value entrepreneurship and business and letting people just go to market, and then we find out if the thing is safe or not as it is sold and marketed and used., As previously noted, the Steinsapirs legal complaint alleges that the manual for the RadRunner contained one sentencein small type on the 49th page of the large bookletstating that the RadRunner is designed for use by persons 18 years or older. That language has since been changed. He had to take a 90-minute ambulance ride and then a Life Flight helicopter to a hospital in Eugene where he underwent surgery to relieve pressure beneath his cracked skull. "The entire Rad Power Bikes team extends its deepest condolences to the Steinsapir family on the tragic loss of Molly Steinsapir," the statement read. TBI One Love She estimates she was traveling 25 to 30 miles per hour and says her front wheel was wobbling. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Specifically: To be determined, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223005544/molly-olivia-steinsapir. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. twitter ). Its not someplace youd want two kids to be sitting on a 65-pound e-bike. Kaye let the girls make a giant mess in the kitchen as Molly showed her pal how to bake her Aunt Pollys chocolate chip cookies from scratch.

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