Apparently, he was upset about something his mother told him about a family member. When he called his wife from jail, she said he was probably driving like a nut, like he usually does. Not a good idea to say much on jail phones.
It is a 2-line highway with no shoulder. He apparently thought the car passing the bicycles was slowing down and moving to the middle to keep him from passing. You need something like the jeep he had to pass on the right, partly on the grass. Still very dangerous at high speeds, even with the bicyclists there.
He is being help without bail, which I think would not happen in a lower profile case, but he might really be a flight risk.
I’d wager his wife would be glad that conversation was being recorded.
The perp seems angry that he’s being held in jail.
Couldn't that be used by defense lawyers to reduce his punishment?
There are too many aggressive drivers. I ride my bicycle for exercise and it’s something I’ve seen often. Sometimes they’ll intentionally miss you by inches, yell stuff, throw stuff, no reason given. There are road rage incidents I’ve been in—you do one little thing they don’t like and now they want to be your worst nightmare on the road.
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This should not be prosecuted as a DUI case. A DUI case involves an impaired driver who loses control of his vehicle. The perp here is a pathological @sshole who deliberately made a reckless and illegal move on the road -- which he probably would have done even he was totally sober -- that cost two people their lives.
Isn’t 0.08 roughly two beers over an hour and a half?