Dorset Police Archives

Dorset Police

Driver claims cyclist punched him in face and threw bike at car, causing £1,000 worth of damage, after motorist hit him “at about 2mph”

“I was travelling very slowly at about 2mph, so nothing happened to the bike rider, but he became very aggressive,” the driver said

Thu, Aug 28, 2025 10:05

Police force trials use of ‘forensic spray’ to identify anti-social bike riders

Dorset Police says the new 'SmartTag' spray is currently being used to "support officers with dedicated operations to tackle anti-social behaviour on motorbikes, e-bikes and quadbikes"

Mon, May 05, 2025 10:45

Pensioner cyclist “punched in face” by lorry driver after dangerous overtake which forced him onto pavement says investigation was dropped because police “are not interested”

The driver eventually turned up to a voluntary police interview, but no officers were available to take a statement at the time, with the investigation later downgraded then ultimately dropped

Thu, Sep 05, 2024 11:04

Eight-year jail sentence for hit-and-run driver under influence of alcohol and cannabis when she killed cyclist

Jessica Berry fled the fatal collision but was arrested shortly after thanks to members of the public spotting her badly damaged vehicle before passing the collision scene nearby and alerting the police

Wed, Jul 10, 2024 10:07

Drink driver who “ploughed through cyclist” at 60mph before giving police “cock and bull story” jailed for 14 months

Holly Davies was almost double the drink drive limit when she struck doctor Jonathan Bickford last September – before claiming that the damage to her Mercedes was caused by parking on a main road

Wed, Aug 23, 2023 17:46

Cyclist found guilty of riding carelessly in crash which killed motorcyclist

Garry Kopanycia-Reynolds, who also sustained life-changing injuries in the collision, was fined £1,000, the maximum penalty for the offence

Fri, Nov 25, 2022 11:17

Hit and run driver strikes cyclist on footpath in Poole

Hit-and-run driver chased cyclist on pavement and knocked him off bike in shocking road rage incident

Cyclist Don Codman was attacked after warning the driver about using his phone behind the wheel

Thu, Nov 24, 2022 12:57

Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Police search for Hampshire driver who broke cyclist’s wrist when he rammed him with his car

In separate incident, a cyclist in Bournemouth suffered broken jaw when he was pushed off bike

Fri, Nov 04, 2022 17:24

Lewens Lane, Wimborne, via Google Street View

Man cycling with family hit in face with bottle by passer-by

Victim sustained lacerations to face in assault by group of men in Dorset earlier this month

Thu, Aug 18, 2022 16:49

Police hunt furious assault suspect who pushed cyclist and threw bike in road

UPDATE: A man in his 60s has attended a voluntary police interview and been released under investigation

Wed, Jul 20, 2022 13:47