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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)Cyclist hospitalised after driver deliberately forced him off road
Police in Warwickshire are hunting for a motorist following an incident last month in which a cyclist was forced off the road and into a ditch, resulting in the victim spending three weeks in hospital with a serious back injury.
The incident happened at around 5.10pm on Tuesday 8 September on Welford Road in Long Marston, reports the Coventry Telegraph.
The cyclist, a man aged in his 30s, told police that there had been an altercation between himself and the driver of a Mercedes car before the motorist forced him off the road.
Police believe that there will have been witnesses to the incident, including a van driver who was taking photographs in the vicinity.
Detective Constable Michelle Spicer of Warwickshire Police’s Serious and Complex Crime Team said: “I appreciate that this incident occurred some time ago, but we believe someone may have seen the altercation and be able to shed some light on exactly what happened.
“We also believe there was someone in a white van taking photos in the area at the time who may have seen something.”
Anyone who has information is asked to call police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 353 of 8 September 2020.
Alternatively, information can be given to the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Is this the same police region where they recently said that the roads were too dangerous for officers to conduct close passing operations?
Nah as that was Worcestershire although they do share some border south of Birmingham.
Best of luck to the victim, and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. I can't help thinking that if I witnessed an assault with a motor vehicle, I'd already have contacted the police, so I'm not expecting that this approach will pay dividends, but I hope it will. As others have said, why wait a month to appeal for witnesses?
I have a Fly6 so stuff is on video but I note down rego etc too.
If I was this guy and had an issue with a driver I would've noted it down.
Terrible to read of such dangerous driving and injury ;-(
I had a similair experience a few years back albeit was fortunate to avoid serious injury. Police made house-to-house enquiries for witnesses on the street in question (an urban area)...about 2 weeks after the incident took place! There were two eyewitnesses who did provide details either to me or police at the time, and another women driver phoned police some days after.
It went to court and the driver pleaded guilty to 'careless' driving and assault - though it was definitely deliberate (as became evident in the subsequent verbal exchange after he assaulted me with his fists, having already done so with his Audi). This exchange was witnessed, but police did not press for dangerous driving. He received 12 month ban, 240 hourse community service and £330 costs. I subsequently successfully sued for damages with BC support and he settled for £4,000. My solicitor was surprised police did not pursue a dangerous driving charge, but overall I was relatively pleased with the outcome.
So, witnesses DO sometimes come forward after the fact. Whether they are willing to see it through to a contested court case is another matter. But it is definitely worth pursuing and a successful case would doubtless attract considerably higher civil damages here.
Moral of the story? Be persistent, don't let the police fob you off, and make sure you have BC legal cover. Their solicitors, Leigh Day, were excellent in my case. Oh, and a good, reliable helmet cam would be useful...
Police take no action against close passes and intimidation, then act surprised when everyday occurance results in injury.
Drive down the near misses to prevent the injuries and deaths, standard approach to safety everywhere except on our wild west roads.
Scary. A regular road for me. Hopefully the local Facebook curtain twitchers can be put to good use.
Why do we always here about this crap weeks or even months after the fact?!?! Why do the police do this ffs?!?
Why do the police do this?
Because any offence against cyclists is viewed as 'low-priority'