LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — As dozens of players get ready to take the field for their soccer season, one southwest Las Vegas organization is worried e-motorcycles could put their team in danger.
Video taken by a member of the AYSO Soccer Organization from last fall shows e-motorcyclists riding through the field in the middle of a game, riding within feet of young players.
“They will ride right through the middle of where people are standing with very little care in the world about who or what they’re driving next to, and it’s likely going to get someone hurt,” says a member who wanted to stay anonymous.
He worries about the safety of their players when the team kicks off for their fall season, as issues at the park continue to escalate.
“Judging by the number of kids that we have seen increasing, it just feels like it’s gonna be more of an issue this fall,” he said. “My biggest fear is that they’re gonna hit one of the kids and cause some major injuries.”
FOX5 reported on an incident at Mountain’s Edge last week, when a resident captured videos of a group of e-motorcycle riders tearing through an adjacent field.
The videos got the attention of Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones, who said they will begin more aggressive enforcement of the ordinance banning e-motorcycles in County Parks, which went into effect in May.
“We will go after, not just the kids for what they’re doing, but that the parents are responsible for the property destruction and vandalism that they caused,” Jones said, in reference to last week’s video.
Meanwhile, as the Mountain’s Edge team gets prepared to return to the field, the member says he’s sharing his videos with the hope of protecting the players.
“We want to make sure that they’re safe and protected and we can’t do that if things like this are happening,” he said.
Metro Police confirmed they are upping enforcement around Mountain’s Edge Park to deter illegal e-motorcycle activity in the future, and to hopefully hold the group responsible in last week’s videos.
A Clark County Spokesperson said in a statement they will address issues as they see them, and that “the public is encouraged to call 911 for emergencies or crimes in progress, or 311 to report suspicious activity to police.”
“If people call either number to report an incident occurring in a County park, they can request that officers from our Office of Public Safety respond as well as LVMPD. It’s important for e-bike/e-motorcycle riders and their parents and guardians to know that we will pursue prosecution to the fullest extent of the law for acts of vandalism that occur in Clark County parks.”
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