After the warning in California, “a lot of these companies and Amazon.com stopped selling into the state of California. That’s the type of leadership that New Yorkers are hungry for,” said Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Ben Furnas at the rally. Ben Furnas and elected officials call for the Attorney General to issue an alert about illegal e-motos. Nacato’s death is the third in a string of reported tragedies involving these illegal devices being sold online with impunity. After Valenti’s death, Streetsblog revealed the prevalence of illegal e-motos, and the wild-west online marketplace making it easy to order one straight to your door within city limits, despite the devices being illegal.