[TxCyclist]

TheSpec.com - BreakingNews - Bryant charged in cyclist?s death


It's an interesting article. Sounds like the cyclist was in the wrong and the driver took it to far. Thoughts?

[synack]

I've been following this story since it first broke, sad all the way around. The cyclist may have argued with Bryant but there was no reason for murder. The cyclist didn't "fall from the moving vehicle" according to previous articles that contradict this one by including eye witness accounts stating that Bryant (the driver) intentionally slammed the hanging cyclist into objects off the side of the road. The final death blow being a large mailbox.

[funetical]

Jesus. That's horrible. A lawyer did it too?

[Industry_Hack]

That article is very short on facts, and very long on Bryant's background. Without facts, I'm curious to know how this cyclist got attached to the vehicle in question.

[synack]

From what I have read in previous articles, the cyclist grabbed the window on the side of the convertible while arguing with Bryant. From there it gets cloudy but eye witness accounts say that's when Bryant hit the gas pedal and the cyclist held on. Then Bryant went across the street to the left side to knock the cyclist off his car by hitting objects off the left side of the roadway. By doing so, killed the cyclist.

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by synack

From what I have read in previous articles, the cyclist grabbed the window on the side of the convertible while arguing with Bryant. From there it gets cloudy but eye witness accounts say that's when Bryant hit the gas pedal and the cyclist held on. Then Bryant went across the street to the left side to knock the cyclist off his car by hitting objects off the left side of the roadway. By doing so, killed the cyclist.

Bad move on the cyclist's part then, don't you agree?

[synack]

Originally Posted by Industry_Hack

Bad move on the cyclist's part then, don't you agree?

Agreed, but do you agree that that bad move doesn't deserve the response?

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by synack

Agreed, but do you agree that that bad move doesn't deserve the response?

Were you in the car when an angry cyclist grabbed the window? Because if not, that's two of us who can't say for sure what was going on in the driver's head.

[synack]

I know one thing, I wouldn't kill the cyclist with my car.

[ruggedscotsman]

Hard to speculate on intentions, but I would guess the lawyer was not trying to kill the cyclist. I think that holding onto the vehicle was a dumb move on the part of the cyclist. Rage is a powerful emotion. If the cyclist had been involved in an altercation earlier in the evening, it may have clouded his judgement in this instance. Regardless, this is a tragedy for all sides.