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Cyclist Assaulted By Motorist Looking For Witnesses
Written by Boston Biker on Sep 15Got this in the email, if you saw this contact this person at [email protected]
I was involved in a crash on Sunday (September 12th) on Mass Ave Cambridge and we need witness accounts. I was chased by a vehicle and intentionally struck, totaling my bike and popping the driver’s tire. The driver exited the vehicle and kicked me several times while i was on the ground. So far there are no accounts from uninvolved witnesses.
Sounds like a pretty messed up situation, if you know anything or saw anything contact the email above and give them a hand.
Edit: Got this from the cyclist
“this was on sunday at around 2:30. the car began chasing us on the mass ave bridge and finally caught up at smart street.”
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Always Wear Your Helmet…Seriously
Written by Boston Biker on Jul 27This is not a story from Boston, but HOLY SHIT is this messed up. Seriously people always wear your helmet…
hat tip to Andres for the heads up.
A driver, now identified as an Asheville firefighter, shot a bicycle rider because he was angry the man was riding with his child on a busy road, Asheville police said.
Charles Alexander DiezThe shooting happened Sunday morning on Tunnel Road.
Officers said the victim was riding with his wife and had his 3-year-old son in a child seat attached to his bicycle when a driver approached him.
Police said the driver, Charles Diez, claimed he was upset that the victim was bike riding with his child on the heavily traveled Tunnel Road.
Diez pulled a gun and opened fire, hitting the victim in his bicycle helmet, according to police.
They said the bullet penetrated the outer lining of the helmet but did not actually hit the victim’s head.
Police arrested Diez and charged him with attempted first degree murder.
His bond was set at $500,000.
Diez has been a firefighter with the Asheville Fire Department since 1992, according to officials.
On Monday, they confirmed he has been placed on paid investigative leave pending the outcome of this investigation.(via)
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