TEMECULA: Road rage incident hurts bicyclist
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A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault Monday, Oct.
1, near Temecula after authorities say he swerved at a pack of
bicyclists in an apparent act of road rage and accidentally clipped one
of the riders.
Carl Albert Robbins, of Temecula, was driving on Rainbow Canyon Road about 8 a.m. when he encountered a group of four bicyclists, said Sgt. Jon Wade of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Robbins swerved close to the riders at the back of the pack then continued down the road, swerving again at the lead bicyclist, he said. The mirror on the side of Robbins’ car struck the bicyclist’s hand, causing minor injuries, Wade said.
“It appeared to be an intentional act,” Wade said. “He was just upset that they were in the road.”
Robbins told deputies that the bicyclists should not have been on the road but contended that he did not intend to clip the rider, Wade said.
Robbins was booked into the Southwest Detention Center with bail set at $25,000, jail records show. He was released the same day.
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Carl Albert Robbins, of Temecula, was driving on Rainbow Canyon Road about 8 a.m. when he encountered a group of four bicyclists, said Sgt. Jon Wade of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Robbins swerved close to the riders at the back of the pack then continued down the road, swerving again at the lead bicyclist, he said. The mirror on the side of Robbins’ car struck the bicyclist’s hand, causing minor injuries, Wade said.
“It appeared to be an intentional act,” Wade said. “He was just upset that they were in the road.”
Robbins told deputies that the bicyclists should not have been on the road but contended that he did not intend to clip the rider, Wade said.
Robbins was booked into the Southwest Detention Center with bail set at $25,000, jail records show. He was released the same day.
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