Man hit in face with bottle in violent confrontation with teen e-bike riders in Huntington Beach - BERITAJA

A Huntington Beach man said he was attacked complete the play aft he and his woman rode past a ample group of teenagers connected e-bikes adjacent the beach.

Sam El-Said told KTLA he was deed successful the look pinch a solid vessel thrown by personification successful the crowd, and kicked and stomped connected by aggregate group erstwhile he tried to navigate done dozens of young group connected e-bikes.

One insignificant was arrested, and Huntington Beach constabulary said successful a connection they were continuing an investigation into the attack.

The incident occurred Saturday astatine about 8 p.m., according to police, aft 2 group reported a confrontation pinch a group of minors connected the beachside path.

El-Said told KTLA that he and his woman were riding scooters down the way and navigating done the crowd erstwhile personification threw the bottle. He said personification past knocked him to the ground, and respective group began to footwear and stomp connected him.

In images from the incident, El-Said is seen connected the ground, and 1 teen is seen trying to propulsion others distant from him.

The insignificant who was detained was cited for misdemeanor battery, according to police.

Huntington Beach has go a celebrated gathering spot for e-bike riders, particularly minors who put group rides done societal media. Videos of immoderate of the group rides done the metropolis show, astatine times, hundreds of e-bike riders rolling done metropolis streets.

The time earlier the attack, Huntington Beach conducted an cognition targeting forbidden e-bikes and electrical motorcycles successful the city, issuing 32 e-bike citations successful the day.

E-bikes are required to show a classification number, which identifies the vehicle’s apical velocity and centrifugal wattage. In California, e-bikes are classified into 3 classes, including Class 1 pedal-assisted e-bikes that supply centrifugal assistance nether 20 mph.

Class 2 e-bikes person a throttle that allows users to run them without pedaling, but the electrical motors apical retired astatine 20 mph.

Class 3 e-bikes, pinch a apical velocity of 28 mph, could only beryllium ridden by personification who is astatine slightest 16 years old.

Bikes that do not usage pedals, person much than 750 watts of power, aliases could scope speeds higher than 28 mph are considered electrical motorcycles. Such a motorcycle must beryllium registered pinch the DMV, and its driver must person a motorcycle license, according to the California Department of Justice.

During the city’s crackdown, 29 group were referred to a Huntington Beach Police Department e-bike-rider acquisition program, 55 warnings were issued, and 1 conveyance was impounded, according to the department.

“HBPD remains committed to keeping Huntington Beach safe done proactive enforcement, education, and organization outreach related to e-bikes and different electrical mobility devices,” the section said successful a statement.