Jul 11, 2008 12:06 pm US/Pacific
Police: Man Hit The Brakes To Harm Bicyclists
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―
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Following a verbal dispute with two bicyclists, a former emergency room doctor slammed on the breaks of his Infiniti sedan, causing one bicyclist to crash through the rear view
AP
A former emergency room doctor who allegedly caused a collision between his car and two bicyclists in the Brentwood area on the Fourth of July was charged today with two counts of felony reckless driving and other counts.
Christopher Thomas Thompson, who turned 59 today and runs a medical documentation company in Woodland Hills, allegedly slammed on the brakes of his Infiniti sedan in front of the bicyclists in the 3400 block of Mandeville Canyon Road, according to the District Attorney's Office.
One of the bicyclists crashed through the rear window of the car and suffered broken teeth, facial cuts and a broken nose that was nearly severed, prosecutors said. The other cyclist suffered a separated shoulder.
Thompson, who was arrested and subsequently released on $30,000 bail, is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 1 at the Airport Branch Courthouse. He is charged with two felony counts each of reckless driving causing injury, battery with serious bodily injury and the special allegation of causing great bodily injury.
Police said a verbal dispute between Thompson and the bicyclists apparently preceded the crash. One of the bicyclists, Ron Peterson, told KFI radio that the driver sped past them and yelled something, then pulled in front of them and slammed on his brakes.
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