Accident Reconstruction Expert In Road Rage Case

A former accident & emergency doctor in California has been found guilty of assaulting cyclists by overtaking them and then slamming on his brakes. Dr. Christopher Thompson was convicted by a jury at Los Angeles Superior Court on seven counts including assault with a deadly weapon, reckless driving causing specified bodily injury and battery with serious bodily injury.  In one incident he left a cyclist requiring 90 stitches and reconstructive surgery to his nose and several broken teeth.

An accident reconstruction expert used GPS data from an earlier incident which showed bicyclists traveling at the 30mph speed limit before the 60-year-old doctor passed them, then braked suddenly, forcing them to take evasive action to avoid a collision.  In a more serious accident, which took place on the road where Dr Thompson lives, one cyclist went through his rear windscreen while the other flew over the car and landed on the road.

Excerpted from http://road.cc/.