Overview
- The wrongful-death complaint, filed March 12, names the City of Burlingame, 19-year-old driver Mari Abey and her parents, and the 11-year-old e-bike rider and his parents, Souad and Salih Guler.
- The filing describes a chain-reaction collision in August 2025 in which an SUV exiting a city lot collided with an e-bike before the SUV allegedly accelerated onto the sidewalk and fatally struck Ayden Fang.
- The suit alleges Burlingame knew a parking space next to the driveway blocked drivers’ sight lines, received multiple complaints, planned its removal but had not acted before the crash, and removed the spot afterward.
- Plaintiffs assert Abey was recently licensed and taking a prescription medication that can impair driving, and they argue her parents, as the SUV’s owners, should have known she was unfit to drive.
- The case also highlights e-bike safety gaps, noting the Class 2 bike’s manual sets a minimum operator age of 12 and bans passengers while state age rules apply only to faster Class 3 models, and the family is pressing for policy changes and pedestrian-safety reforms.