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Woman chased and struck by violent motorist.

Date of incident: April 25, 2000
Received: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 12:48:02





FULL DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE INCIDENT IN YOUR OWN WORDS:

On Tuesday April 25, I was riding to work in the Folsom St. bike
lane. I passed a motorist parked in the bike lane. I spit toward his
car as I passed him. He screeched from his parking space to chase me
down the street. I crossed the street behind him into a parking lot,
and rode through to an alley way to escape him.  He got out of his car
and started screaming at me, I kept riding through the parking lot. He
got back into his car and followed me through the alley off of 5th
street, screaming at me. I rode back toward Folsom St., he followed
me, cutting off other drivers and speeding toward me. I turned down
3rd street and rode opposite traffic, trying to escape him. When I
came to the alley way just before 3rd and Bryant, he came speeding
down the alley and ran me over. My bike was underneath his car, he
dragged me and the bike while he backed up and ran over my bike again,
laughing, then drove away.

An ambulance came to the scene, saw that there was no one seriously
injured and left. Then the police came, they took statements from the
3 witnesses, and from me. They gave me a report number, and said if I
ever saw him again, I should look for the last letter on his license
plate.  I would like to contact a lawyer to file a lawsuit, but I have
to find the man first.

Were you the victim? yes
Were you a witness? no, three witnesses were there

Time of day: 10:40 
AM or PM? am
Weather conditions: sunny
Raining? no
Dark, dusk/dawn, or light out? morning, sunny

Individuals involved: (omitted for now)

Witness names: (omitted for now)
Officer names: (omitted for now)
Officer badge numbers: (omitted for now)

Was anyone arrested or ticketed? no
Who?
Were they taken into custody? no
What was the charge? no charge was made
Infraction, Misdemeaner, or Felony? Felony

Identity of aggressor/attacker/perpetrator of abuse: White male, late
20s, 5'11", 130lbs, blond hair, blue eyes
License plate number(s): (omitted for now)
Badge number(s):

Was anyone injured? yes
Who? Myself
Hospitalized? no
What were their injuries? bruised foot 
How did their injuries occur? foot got stuck in between bike pedal and
bike frame when car crushed my bike

IncidentAftermath: PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT:

Complaint filed? tried to

With whom? the police

Against whom? the driver

What was the result? they said they would not find him without the
last letter of the lisence plate number

Did any injuries heal? yes

How long until they healed? it will probably take a week

Were there permanent injuries or fatality? no

Was there legal action on behalf of the victim? no, but i'd like to
file a lawsuit for attempted murder

What was the result?






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