scarry

$1,000 Reward OfferedFor information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver of the pickup truck involved in the following flagrant action of violence against a local bay area cyclist.A Monte Vista Velo (MVV) club cyclist was injured after being run off of the road by a large Dodge Ram pickup truck while descending on Page Mill Rd. The incident happened on Saturday, March 25th around 11:00am and the driver of the truck tried to run many other club members off the road as they road single file down the hill. The altercation was a deliberate act by the driver of the truck to send a message to all bay area cyclists that they do not belong on the public roads.

Description of the Truck
1. Late model full sized black Dodge Ram Pickup with black
bumpers

2. Extended cab with dark tinted windows

3. "Let's Rodeo" bumper sticker on left rear bumper. 12"x4"
black letters on white background.

4. Dark tool box behind the driver's window.

5. License #6L6????

If you spot the truck matching this description, please get a full license plate # and report it to the Palo Alto Police Department at the number below.The Injured RiderThe MVV rider suffered a class 1 AC separation of the left shoulder and two broken teeth. He is recovering quickly and has returned to riding with the club.

The injured rider is married and father of 4. He is an accomplished cyclist with over 25 years of competitive riding experience. He is also a successful businessman holding Vice President of Engineering positions at Sun, Kazeon and Oracle Corporation.

"The bay area is one of the most cycling friendly places I have ever lived in. I've never see anything that compares to this level of aggression and willingness to inflict harm. My hope is that we can find the person that did this before they hurt or kill someone else."Contact Information
Kim Collet
Palo Alto Police Department
650-329-2406
Case #: 06-084-0054

The bay area is one of the most cycling friendly spots in the entire US. Everyone must do their part to keep California roads safe for autos, motorcycles, cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians alike.

EricDJ

You should pass it on to the news up there in SF. I passed on another story of a cyclist getting run down. They were very intereted and easy to deal with. Go to the local abc, cbs, nbc, fox and any local stations websites for email links.

banerjek

A lot of states sell DMV info so you might see if CA is one of them. If you can purchase vehicle or license info for a few hundred bucks, my guess is that you could might be able to track down who it is after wading through some data.

Another thought. Put a want ad in the paper or hang flyers in public places in the vicinity of the attack. Most people are creatures of habit, so they can often be found in the same places.

noisebeam

It sounds like the police are already involved and I would think they would be able narrow down the owner of the vehicle by the partial plate number, model and color. But perhaps I watch too much TV. (actually I rarely watch TV)

Al

scarry

Yup, we should stake out all the rodeo grounds.

EricDJ

Online search show CowPalace Rodeo as a mere 30 miles away from Page Mill Road..

hmmmm

banerjek

I'm sure they can. However, we have a partial description here which might well result in hundreds of matches -- particularly if there is any error in the description. If you have a bike club that has a bunch of members willing to do some followup work, it could change a long list that the cops don't have time to mess with into a really short one.

Hanging flyers in nearby grocery stores may be helpful. Everyone needs to eat, so if the guy lives nearby, someone will find him.

San Rensho 

Something similar happened here in Miami a couple of years ago. Every Friday morning there is a big group (20-50) of racers that do are ride. Some rednecks in a pickup truck ran a couple of guys in the group into the median and off their bikes. What the rednecks in the pickup truck didn’t realize was that there was a stop sign a couple of miles up the road.

The group stayed with the pickup truck and when the pickup truck got stuck in traffic at the stoplight, a bunch of guys dragged the driver out of the pickup truck and beat him bloody and senseless.

Not that I would ever encourage this type of behavior ….

CMcMahon

Isn't Page Mill Road notorious for being a dangerous place to ride your bike? I remember someone mentioning that to me a few years back.

scarry

No more no less dangerous than skyline, LaHonda, and all the other places we like to ride.

It's not the road that's dangerous, it's drivers who exceed the speed limit, etc.

Dogbait

This makes a lot of sense. If the guy is that much of an idiot he probably hangs out with similar folks and brags about his feats of daring. I'm thinking that one of his associates might have a moment of weakness when contemplating the $1K reward...... that's a lot of beer or a couple of truck payments.

I am also in favor of San Rensho's tactics.

Dogbait

Crazy Cyclist

Good work by the cycling club. Maybe this needs to be done more often. In fact I encourage it.

UmneyDurak

I'll keep an eye for it.