Attorney says e-bike crash left client with severe injuries in Mayport; calls for stronger safety state laws

An attorney says his client suffered multiple broken bones and facial fractures after an e-bike rider struck her on the Wonderwood Bridge sidewalk, and he is urging state lawmakers to strengthen safety rules.Curry Pajic said the woman was walking across the bridge Oct. 17 when the collision happened. He said the rider was traveling 35 to 45 mph and showed photos of blood on the Wonderwood Expressway sidewalk.“Our City Council and our mayor passed a law that mandated no more than 15 miles an hour,” Pajic said. “If there’s a state law, everybody would know about it and it would make our streets safer.”Pajic said his client’s injuries include broken bones and multiple facial fractures. She faces additional surgeries and dental work, he said.Dr. Shilpa Amin, chair of emergency medicine at HCA Memorial, said the hospital’s trauma center sees two to four e-bike injury cases per week.The Jacksonville City Council passed legislation in September lowering the sidewalk speed limit for e-bikes to