A 9-year-old boy riding an electric dirt bike was struck by a car Friday, Aug. 28, in the 200 block of Pinto Point Drive in the Creekside Park area. He was the fourth child hit while riding a motorized bike or scooter in northwest Harris County in four weeks.

The boy was taken to a local hospital and was last reported in stable condition, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No charges had been filed as of Aug. 28, and the investigation was continuing, CW39 reported.

The crash was the latest in a cluster that has Precinct 4 officials warning parents and drivers about children on e-bikes and electric scooters in neighborhoods across the Spring and Klein areas.

"Honestly, unfortunately, it's happening way too often, almost weekly now," Precinct 4 Captain Jonathan Zitzmann told FOX 26. "And to make it worse, it seems like these kids are getting younger and younger and injuries are getting worse."

Ten days before the Pinto Point crash, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, a 10-year-old girl riding an electric scooter was struck at the intersection of Lincolns Meadow Drive and Dukes Run Drive in Spring. A preliminary investigation indicated she entered the intersection without stopping at a stop sign, according to KHOU. Deputies applied a tourniquet because of significant bleeding before she was transported to a hospital. The Precinct 4 Constable's Office has not released an update on her condition.

Two more crashes rounded out the four-week stretch. Around Aug. 19, a 14-year-old on an electric scooter was hit near Kuykendahl Road and West New Harmony Trail. On Wednesday, Aug. 26, a 14-year-old girl on an electric scooter was struck at Theiss Mail Route Road and Theisswood Road in the Klein area. The Precinct 4 Constable's Office confirmed on X the next day that the teen was still hospitalized. KHOU reported she has since recovered.

The crashes come amid a sharp rise in e-vehicle injuries countywide. Harris County ESD 11 Medical Director Dr. Jay Kovar said in an Aug. 12 press release that motorized e-vehicle injuries in Harris County are up 11,000 percent over five years, according to Harris County Public Health statistics. That warning came as the school year approached.

In all four crashes, the drivers remained at the scene. No charges have been announced in any of the cases. Precinct 4 has not announced any new enforcement actions or safety initiatives in response to the pattern.