Re: [Ebbc-Talk] Two cyclists in Berkeley hit by driver who didn't stop today

Hit-and-run is a felony, no matter what the cause...

Jon

On Apr 26, 2012, at 10:16 PM, Mike Jones wrote:

> Even if it was just "gross negligence" it was also breaking the law (cell
> phones), and the driver didn't stop.  I'm as pissed as anyone about kamikaze
> bicyclist, but car drivers have a knife to our throat every day- pedestrians
> or bicylists.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Levenberg
> Sent: 26 April 2012 17:02
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Ebbc-Talk] Two cyclists in Berkeley hit by driver who didn't
> stop today
> 
> It could be gross negligence looking at a cell phone rather than driving,
> veering way over then being so flustered they just drove on. I'll be on my
> way home, on bike, in that exact same spot in 45 minutes. Wish me luck :|
> 
> r
> 
> On Apr 26, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Didn't the car purposely run them down?
>> 
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Bob Shanteau <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 4/26/2012 3:53 PM, Zach Kaplan wrote:
>>> 
>>>> This just happened and is documented by the video camera on one of 
>>>> the bikes. The hit and run collision starts 2:40 into the video. 
>>>> Unfortunately no clear image of the license plate.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> No, but if you stood at the same location at about the same time for 
>>> several days, it is likely that the same car will drive past.
>>> 
>>> Did the police take a collision report? Are they looking for the 
>>> car/driver?
>>> 
>>> Does the actual video continue for a while? It may capture more cars 
>>> that drove by, the drivers or occupants of which may be witnesses.
>>> 
>>> Bob Shanteau
>>> 
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