A MOTHER from Prestatyn has said she has been left “very frustrated” at learning that no further police action will be taken after an electric bike crash left her child unresponsive for hours.
Darcy Gore said her two-year-old son, Dylan, has been left with a “scar on his head for life” and “a lot of trauma” following the incident, which took place on a path on the Morfas pitches on September 17.
North Wales Police initially made an appeal for witnesses to the incident, only for the rider of the bike to then come forward.
But Darcy said she has been told by the force that it will not be taking its investigation into the matter further.
She said: “I understand it was an accident, and it wasn’t the cyclist’s intention - it was just a case of ‘wrong place, wrong time’. But I think the extent of my son’s injuries seems to have been brushed under the carpet, and there has been no apology.
“I feel so lucky that he survived it, and to only have a scar on his head.
“I was with him when he was hit. I saw him on the floor, his face covered in blood, and I just picked him up and ran to the car to get him to the hospital, where he then stayed for about 24 hours.
“His head was split open, he was severely concussed, and for about six hours, he was unresponsive.”
Dylan was playing on the Morfas while his father was practising goalkeeping with one of Darcy’s other sons when the incident happened, she said.
Darcy said she hopes the incident also serves as a reminder for electric bike riders to be wary of their speed.
“He’s had a lot of trauma - you can tell how affected he is just from whenever we’re walking down a street,” she said.
“I understand where police are coming from, in that the rider has not, technically, committed a crime, because e-bikes come under the same category as pedal bikes.
“But I just want to get out there how dangerous they can actually be. The rider shouldn’t have been going that fast. That field gets used every night for football.
“I just want people to be aware, when they’re on e-bikes, of the damage they can actually cause.”
North Wales Police was approached for further comment.
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