Crime & Safety

Bicyclist Smashes Car Mirror After Driver Cuts Him Off

A 29-year-old Milwaukee man, angry with a driver who almost hit him, allegedly followed her to a gas station and broke her mirror with his hand.

Police cited a 29-year-old Milwaukee man who allegedly smashed the mirror of a vehicle that nearly hit him on Ryan Road.

According to a police report, the driver of the vehicle said she unintentionally cut off the bicyclist in the 2500 block of W. Ryan Road about 4 p.m. Feb. 20.

Tempers boiled over, however, as the bicyclist followed the vehicle to Pilot Travel Center, 2031 W. Ryan Road, and smashed her mirror with his hand.

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The man then rode to the Ryan Road Park-and-Ride to get on a bus, but police caught up to him first. He admitted to breaking the mirror and was cited for criminal damage to property.

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