Andrea Lehane's family made the heartbreaking decision to switch off her life support as two teenage boys have been charged after allegedly knocking her down with their mini-motorbikes.
The Melbourne mother-of-two sustained critical head injuries when five youths riding "monkey bikes" allegedly knocked her down on a pedestrian crossing in a Carrum Downs shopping centre car park.
She died on Friday afternoon and her organs were donated.
Her husband James said the 34-year-old's brain injury was "unsurvivable" before he took their three-year-old son and four-year-old daughter to see their mother a final time.
"On Wednesday afternoon, my family's lives changed in an instant from a careless and avoidable accident," Mr Lehane said in a statement read out on 3AW.
"As a result of the impact, my wife suffered unsurvivable brain damage.
"The team at Alfred (Hospital) have done an extraordinary job but the damage has been confirmed to be too great."
Three teenage boys were arrested on Friday after raids at three homes, while another handed himself in.
A 17-year-old Seaford boy and a 16-year-old Carrum Downs boy have been charged with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering persons, unlicensed riding and having an unregistered vehicle.
They have been bailed to appear at the Children's Court at a later date.
An 18-year-old Frankston North man handed himself in to police and is being interviewed.
A 15-year-old Carrum Downs boy and a 17-year-old Frankston North boy have been released.
Mr Lehane described his wife as extraordinary and "very content in her life".
"She'll always he remembered and missed - words cannot start to explain how I feel," he said.
"Being a nurse, Andy was always keen on organ donation, so as a family we have consented to her going through a complete organ donation process."
Mr Lehane asked for privacy and time to grieve.
Premier Daniel Andrews said Victoria's thoughts and prayers were with the Lehane family.
"My commitment to their family and to all Victorians is we will learn from this and if there is a need for us to change policy, to tighten up or change the way in which we enforce the law, we will look at that," Mr Andrews said.
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