Photo: Go Fund Me
An Oklahoma mother whose 5-year-old son died after he fell off the back of the scooter she was driving is believed to have fled to Mexico to avoid charges.
On April 23, Evelyn Ortiz-Luevano was driving an electric scooter with her son, Caiden Reyes-Ortiz, 5, on the back, theTulsa World,CNNandKTULreport.
The driver of the vehicle, Ranier Davison, allegedly fled the scene but later turned himself in to police on Wednesday. Caiden was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries.
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When Ortiz-Luevano learned of possible charges against her, she allegedly fled the country to Mexico. Police said Ortiz-Luevano skipped her son’s memorial.
Ortiz-Luevano’s employer, Spiffy’s Dry Cleaners, started aGoFundMe pageto help pay for Caiden’s memorial fund. As of Thursday it has reached $430 of its $1,000 goal.
Lime recommends riders to wear a helmet and insists only one person ride a scooter at a time.
Davison is facing charges of leaving the scene of a fatal collision, causing an accident without a valid driver’s license and driving under suspension, CNN reports.
“We see this as a tragedy that has made a victim of three people,” his attorney said in a statement to CNN.
Davison is out of custody on bond.
source: people.com
