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MapSalt Lake City Police Say Car Ran Red Light, Struck E-Bike Rider
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E-bike rider hospitalized in critical condition after two-vehicle crash in Salt Lake City. Crash occurred at Redwood Road and 1700 South, around 11:30 a.m. Monday.
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Salt Lake crash
Salt Lake City Police Department reported an e-bike rider was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a car involved in a two-vehicle crash in Salt Lake.
Sgt. Greg Wilking said a car driving south on Redwood Road ran a red light, hitting a car driving east through the intersection at Redwood Road and 1700 South around 11:30 a.m. on Monday.
Sgt. Wilking said the force of the crash caused the second vehicle to spin out and hit bystander on an e-bike.
Traffic on Redwood Road was closed in both directions following the crash, and Sgt. Wilking said drivers can expect the road to be closed for "the next few hours."
The Salt Lake City Police Department said no other injuries have been reported and the identities of those involved have not been released.
Des Moines teen
Des Moines police said a 13-year-old boy was in critical condition after colliding with an SUV while on an electric mini-bike.
Des Moines Sgt. Paul Parizek said the teen was driving the bike southbound on SE 19th Street just after 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, when the SUV turned northbound onto the street from Pleasant View Circle.
Des Moines police said the 39-year-old man who hit the teen was arrested for operating while intoxicated after police saw signs of impairment.
Des Moines police said the electronic mini-bike involved in the crash had been modified to travel at speeds far beyond e-bike classifications, which would potentially require the mini-bike to be registered as a motor vehicle.
Des Moines police identified the SUV driver as 39-year-old Jose Santiago Vasquez Machado and said he was arrested for OWI (first offense) and other charges.
Rules, injuries, and risk
Des Moines police said they found the electric bike's factory specifications exceeded state requirements for registering as an e-bike and therefore should have been registered as a motor vehicle. The Des Moines Register said the state's requirements say an e-bike must have a 750W motor or less as well as a top speed of 28 mph, and the bike also lacked front or rear lights. UnityPoint Health said there were more e-bike and e-scooter-related injuries in the first half of 2026 than there were in all of 2025.
Streetsblog USA said a recent analysis of national data from 30 major US health systems reported a 760 percent increase across the last three year in emergency room visits for crashes involving some form of motorized, two-wheeled vehicle. Streetsblog USA quoted Matt Moore, General and policy council for PeopleForBikes, saying, "It used to be once a week I would see a crash with a teenager reported as an e-bike crash – now it’s almost every day."