Teen on e-bike plowed into 81-year-old war vet grandpa and teacher as he was walking home from school, left him on side of the road: Police

A California teen plowed into an 81-year-old substitute teacher and warfare seasoned portion riding an e-bike past fled the scene, leaving the aged pedagogue — who is besides a gramps — successful captious information connected the broadside of the road, cops say.

Ed Ashman, who served successful the Vietnam War arsenic a U.S. Airman, was walking location from El Toro High School successful Lake Forest, wherever helium teaches, erstwhile the 14-year-old fishy mowed him down with his electrical motorcycle connected Thursday, according to police.

Ashman was attempting to transverse a thoroughfare erstwhile the teen allegedly deed him. Authorities were called to the country soon earlier 4 p.m., with Ashman being recovered connected the broadside of the roadworthy successful the country of Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive.

"When the deputies arrived, they located an 81-year-old unfortunate with life-threatening injuries," the Orange County Sheriff's Department says successful a Facebook post. "The fishy fled the area, and the 'e-bike' was determined to beryllium an electrical motorcycle designed for off-highway use."

Ashman was transported to a section infirmary and was listed successful captious condition, according to police. Witnesses provided a statement of the teen who allegedly struck him with the e-bike, who was "suspected of driving recklessly astatine the clip of the crash," per cops.

"The fishy was rapidly identified, and a hunt warrant was served astatine a adjacent residence successful the metropolis of Lake Forest," the sheriff's section says. "A 14-year-old antheral was subsequently arrested and booked astatine Orange County Juvenile Hall for charges related to the incident."

Police officials told section Fox affiliate KTTV that hit-and-run charges are expected to beryllium filed against the teen, on with reckless driving.

"It's benignant of bittersweet that [Ashman] has to get injured this mode from a anserine kid connected a bike," an El Toro High School pupil told KTTV.

Police officials accidental the teen was suspected of riding an electrical motorcycle with a 750-watt artillery oregon more, allowing him to question astatine speeds of 28 mph oregon more.

A GoFundMe launched for Ashman's household describes him arsenic a "proud grandfather" who is "fighting done a bid of terrible injuries." The statement says helium was "walking location from El Toro High School," wherever helium was a "beloved substitute teacher," erstwhile the clang unfolded.

"Our assemblage was shaken this week by a tragic accident," the GoFundMe says. "Ed is successful highly hard carnal shape. The roadworthy to betterment volition beryllium incredibly long."