I'm surprised this didn't get any play, but Gawker reports that a Fox News reporter tried to kill a Bicyclist in Neww York City.
http://gawker.com/...
Brian Dooda, a Brooklyn film archivist, was riding his bike on East Dr. in Central Park at about 5 p.m. on Thursday when he says a grey SUV cut him off, nearly swiping his front tire. Angered, Dooda caught up with the car, which had "NYP" license plates designating its driver as a media representative, at the next red light. He positioned himself in front of the SUV and told the driver to slow down and observe the park's 25 m.p.h. speed limit. Here's what happened next, according to an account Dooda gave to the NYPD and posted on a cycling message board:
Here's what happens next.
The driver then accelerated, lunging straight into me, knocking me and my bicycle to the ground and to the left side of his car. I quickly got to my feet and positioned myself in front of his vehicle to prevent him from fleeing the scene. I called out to bystanders to call the police and yelled at the driver that he was insane, he just hit me, and he can't leave. The driver again accelerated into me, with no intention of stopping, forcing me, prostrate, onto the drivers side hood of his vehicle. Riding precariously with a 4,000 lb wheel inches from pulling me beneath it, I screamed for the driver to "Stop!!! Please Stop!!" over and over. He continued to ignore my pleas for some 200ft. keeping a steady 5 or 10mph. He then stopped suddenly allowing me to fall off the side of the hood. Just as quickly as he stopped he violently accelerated again knocking me to the side. This time I managed to stay standing. The driver then sped off Northbound. At this point several witnesses came to my aid and reported his license plate.
When the cops arrived and told Dooda that the "NYP" plate meant that the driver who nearly killed him was a journalist, Dooda told Gawker he joked: "I wonder if he's from Fox News, because he was such an asshole."
He was!
So let's see.
Hit and Run, Attempted Vehicular Homicide. Failing to report an accident.
A couple of felonies in there, i think.
Well the NY Media has picked this up
Don Broderick tried to run me over
Police are investigating a bicyclist's claim that he was dragged more than 200 feet through Central Park by a SUV driven by a road-raging Fox News writer.
Brian Dooda, 34, says he was knocked from his bike last week and forced to cling to the hood of the SUV driven by Don Broderick, a former New York Post reporter who now works for Rupert Murdoch's cable channel.
and the Villaige Voice
After initially denying that he was involved, Broderick then complained that Dooda was a crazed cycling "vigilante." But it sounds like other witnesses are siding with Dooda.
As Cook points out, run over a pedestrian and you can face real prison time. But knock over a cyclist and then take off? Well, we'll see if authorities show any interest.
Hattip to a commenter who reffed the Village Voice...
BTW, this scoop was broken by GAWKER, a New Media Outlet....