Road Rage Motorist Will Be Back in Court Next Month

Louis Mraz, the Mount Washington man arrested for running down a cyclist in Highland Park, is due back in court on September 19.

The accused was in court on Wednesday for a "violation hearing," which will be taken up during his pre-trial date in September.

, Mraz was arrested on Friday, July 8, on charges that he intentionally ran down a cyclist who was riding on Avenue 50 near Buchanan Street.

He was released the same day on $80,000 bail.

Winona Wacker, the cyclist who was allegedly run down by Mraz, shortly after the incident took place in May.

“He laid on his horn, then yelled back at me, ‘You wanna test your weight against mine?’” Wacker said. “[He] continued blowing his horn, hit the gas and then sped up to run me down.”

Wacker said a Good Samaritan stopped to attend to her by the side of the road, and then sped along to retrieve the motorist's license plate number.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, an eyewitness corroborated Wacker's account.

Mraz, , told LAPD that he accidentally side-swiped Wacker after trying to avoid her.

On Wednesday, Wacker told Patch that she is still recovering from injuries she suffered as a result of the accident and has not ridden her bicycle since. 

"My helmet is very distinguishable and my bike is very distinguishable. I've already seen him around town once I don't know what would happen if he saw me around again," Wacker said. "I won't ride my bike for fear of crossing him."