Crime & Safety
Caught on Video: Car Nearly Strikes Bicyclist in Flossmoor
A driver swerved and nearly crashed into a bicyclist, before the passenger doused him with some sort of liquid, according to police reports.
A bicyclist was able to capture being almost struck by a car before being doused with a drink by the vehicle’s passenger thanks to his bike-mounted camera, according to Flossmoor police reports.
The bicyclist was traveling westbound with the flow of traffic at about 12:18 p.m. March 7, in the 3400 block of Flossmoor Road, when a 1998 green Nissan swerved to the right, nearly crashing into the rider, the report stated. A man in the car’s passenger seat then emptied a bottle of some kind of drink onto him and his bike before the car fled, the report stated.
A video camera mounted on the front of the victim’s bike was able to record the entire incident, including the Nissan’s license plate number, the report stated.
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No charges have been filed, but police are still investigating.
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