Originally Posted by
Commodus
Yup. So the guy on the bike was a lunatic, sure, maybe he was. Most people call the police when they're confronted with a guy like that, they don't run him over three times.
Bryant did not run Darcy over. The video shows a stalled car lurching forward three times. Police confirmed from video evidence that the car's headlights dimmed between lurches, consistent with Bryant's story that he was trying to restart his engine. Apparently Darcy became enraged that he was lurched at and charged toward the car. This is when Bryant panicked, and trying to restart his car lurched at Darcy again. Darcy ended up rolling on the hood of Bryant's car, but witnesses report he was not seriously injured at this point. Now an enraged Darcy tries to hold on to the convertible while Bryant continues to try to escape.
I agree that Bryant's case should have at least gone to trial. He should have faced some consequences for not being able to control his car properly when he first lurched into Darcy. His car should have been in safe operating condition, even in a panicked situation.