More on that Hummer Vs. Bicycle Vs. LAPD thing

By Sean Bonner
May 14th, 2009 @ 12:48 PM Biking in LA, Crime, Law, Law Enforcement

Remember last month when a person driving a Hummer ran over cyclists in downtown, then threatened the cyclists then tried to run away only to be stopped by the LAPD who then threatened the cyclists and let the driver go? Well city council is looking into it and judging from this video they aren’t buying the official LAPD story either.

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[via mikey wally]

Related posts:

  1. The continuing saga of the LAPD/Hummer/Cyclist situation
  2. Hummer runs over cyclists, LAPD lets driver go unticketed
  3. Car accident involving LAPD in Venice drawing questions
  4. Bicycle Cop Dave Patrols a Gentrifying Downtown
  5. LAPD still giving out tickets for suspended bike license law

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7 Comments so far

  1. skim on May 14th, 2009 @ 2:02 pm

    any idea if this publicly accessible report is available online?


  2. frazgo on May 14th, 2009 @ 4:12 pm

    skim, I believe LAPD requires you to go to the responsible precinct and order the report. I think they are about $50/copy, or were several years ago for a basic traffic collision. This could be different, if criminal then a lot more costly and sometimes limited to the parties involved only at first until adjudicated.


  3. David Markland (markland) on May 14th, 2009 @ 7:20 pm

    I seriously hope the "3 independent witnesses" weren’t passengers in the Hummer itself.


  4. LAPD investigates, and finds itself not guilty « BikingInLA (pingback) on May 14th, 2009 @ 11:02 pm

    [...] can also read more on Metblogs, and on Ron Kaye’s excellent blog, which I really need to find room for over there on the [...]


  5. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters (lotle) on May 15th, 2009 @ 9:42 am

    Q: How can you tell when a cop is lying?

    A: His/her lips are moving.


  6. Matt Mason (mason) on May 15th, 2009 @ 2:30 pm

    "We think the witnesses who are cyclists are automatically biased, so we’re going to be even more biased by giving no creed to their eyewitness accounts." You gotta love that LAPD logic.


  7. Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines (pingback) on May 18th, 2009 @ 7:39 am

    [...] More on the LAPD’s Handling of Hummer v Bike (Mikey Walley, Brayj Against the Machine, Metblogs) [...]



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