LANCASTER – A road rage incident between a bicyclist and a motorist Tuesday night left one man with a shattered car window and another man in the hospital likely facing criminal charges, authorities said.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 4) on Avenue J near 10th Street West in Lancaster, according to Lancaster Station Community Relations deputy Michael Rust.
“A motorist was driving east on J, and he comes across a guy on a bicycle who is in the middle of the road, so he swerved his car around this guy to keep from hitting him,” Rust said.
The driver then pulled into the Doublez Burgers parking lot to get something to eat, and the agitated bicyclist followed, Rust said.
The bicyclist began yelling at the driver as he approached the vehicle with his hand inside his backpack, Rust said.
“The driver thinks that he’s gonna get assaulted by this guy, so he’s got a little can of pepper spray on his keychain, and he sprays this guy,” Rust said. “At the same time, the guy removes a large chain and padlock out of his backpack and swings it at the car.”
The chain shattered the driver’s side window, and the driver panicked and took off for the Lancaster Station, with the chain and the padlock still in his vehicle, Rust said.
While the driver was at the Lancaster Station reporting the incident, a hit-and-run call came in regarding the bicyclist, Rust said.
“The guy on the bicycle is now claiming that the guy (driver) ran over him,” Rust said. “Apparently he hit the guy on his way out and didn’t realize it.”
Rust said the 28-year-old bicyclist was transported to the hospital with injuries. His condition was not immediately available Wednesday afternoon.
“More than likely there will be some assault charges being pressed against the bicyclist once he’s treated,” Rust said.
The 34-year-old driver was not charged in the incident, and suffered minor injuries from the glass of his broken window, Rust said.
The incident is still under investigation.
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Lt. Onoda says
Dear William: アホウィリアム。 Please spell my name correctly. Thank you.
desertbob says
I’ll lay you 8 to 5 that the bike was stolen.
Elaine says
Where is their race mentioned? The arm that is seen in the picture could belong to someone of any race. He was almost hit because he was riding a bike in the middle of the street at 9pm. He was the one who followed and
confronted the driver then bashed out his windshield. And you’re boo-hooing what happend to the bicyclist?!
MR. PERPLEXED IN THE AV says
A LITTLE CAN OF PEPPER SPRAY vs A LARGE CHAIN & PADLOCK!!!
THE LITTLE CAN WON!! WOW! ONCE AGAIN IT IS PROVEN THAT SIZE DOESNT MATTER!
I WONDER IF ANY VIDEO IS GOING TO POP UP SOMEWHERE IN YOU TUBE, THINGS LIKE THIS ALWAYS GET VIDEO TAPED… I REALLY DONT WANT TO BELIEVE THAT OUR VALLEY HAS BECOME A PLACE WHERE “survival of the fittest” IS GOING TO BE PLAYED EVERY DAY!
Sammy says
Let’s see. A black guy is almost hit by a car driven by a white guy, gets pepper sprayed AND then hit by the car, AND he’s the one being charged? Only in Lancaster!
Les says
@Sammy- Are you serious?! You turn this into a race issue when neither is identified by more than age and sex. What about the bicyclist riding in the street at night? Sounds like the driver swerved to miss NOT hit him. The driver NOT the bicyclist is the victim here. You are a perfect example of why our society has become the crap hole that it is.
Chris says
Hello, did you even read the article. Your comment is the most ignorant comment I have seen yet. People like you should not post comments if you do not read the whole article, and your comments don’t make sense. The driver tried to swerve out of the way to miss this bicyclist. The bicyclist attacked the driver. I do not give an ounce of sympathy to the bicyclist.
Sammy says
They weren’t Identified HERE by race. But dems da colors. And we only Heard one side!
Heather says
The arm in the pic doesn’t look black to me…..looks almost the same as the tone of the EMT in the pic, and I don’t recall them ever mentioning the race of the driver….
Otto says
Sammy, you conveniently left out the part about the chain and padlock. Maybe you need a remedial reading comprehension class.
desertbob says
Another whining ghettoid heard from.
Oh no! says
Why isn’t this post deleted like others?
Forewarned says
Society has turned over a new leaf. Many no longer use courtesy, proper etiquette or common sense. It’s now being replaced by rudeness, stupidity and self absorption. Sad.