In an incident that eerily reminded us of the recent (tragic) events in New York City between a Range Rover driver and a group of motorcyclists, a 74-year old man in a Chevrolet Silverado from Montgomery County in Texas had a scuffle with a group of cyclists on Thursday evening.
One of the cyclists named Steve Schoger, told the Montgomery County Police Reporter (MCPR) that Sherman Ralph Clark drove by the riders and with a few cuss words, told them to get off his street before he pulled in front and abruptly slowed down to around 15mph (24km/h) at the same time that the riders were peddling close to 25mph (40km/h).
According to the bikers’ versions of the story, that’s when Clark started to veer left running one of the cyclists to the shoulder of the road, while another rider, attempted to go around the Silverado from the right. At the point, Clark allegedly slammed on his brakes causing cyclist Rick Sauvageau to crash into the back of the truck, fracturing his wrist in the process.
The incident did not stop there as the 74-year old driver stepped out of the car, at which point, one of the biker’s started to record the event on his camera. Clark was holding a bat in his hands. When asked why, he said “To protect myself”. The rider with the camera then asked him “What did we do?” to which Clark responded, “You were driving all over the damn road”.
After the verbal altercation, Clark left running over one of the $5,000 bikes. The riders called the police, who then arrested Clark for “criminal mischief $1,500 to $20,000 and for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon”. The report said that Clark’s “aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge may go to the Grand Jury”.
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