Posted on 02/02/2023 7:16:36 PM PST by Tipllub
DANA POINT, Calif. (KABC) -- Horrifying surveillance video shows a sedan striking a bicyclist at a Dana Point intersection before the driver allegedly exited the car and assaulted the victim, who later died at a hospital.
The dramatic collision, which launched the bike and the cyclist into the air, occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pacific Coast Highway and Crown Valley Parkway.
Footage of the moment of impact was captured by a Ring doorbell camera mounted in front of a nearby home.
According to authorities, the man behind the wheel of the car then stopped, exited the vehicle and assaulted the male victim with a knife.
"Upon arrival, deputies found Michael John Mammone, 58, a cyclist, lying in the intersection suffering from severe injuries," the Orange County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
Mammone was transported to a hospital, where he died.
Mammone worked as an emergency room physician at Providence Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach. He worked as an ER doctor at Mission Hospital since 2011.
In a statement Mission Hospital said: "We are stunned by this devastating tragedy. The entire Mission Hospital family is grieving over the loss of an incredible physician and friend. "
ABC7 spoke with a neighbor who declined to be interviewed on camera. She said her family heard what sounded like a "gunshot" before the attack. When they ran outside, she said, they heard the suspect uttering racial slurs about "white privilege."
A spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department said investigators had not been told of that allegation.
"As of right now, no known relationship" between the victim and suspect, "and no known motive," sheriff's Sgt. Michael Woodruff said in an interview.
The suspect was later identified by authorities as 39-year-old Vanroy Evan Smith. He was detained by witnesses at the scene, which Woodruff described as "brave, heroic actions, from my understanding." "But at this time, again, all of this is encompassed in the investigation," the sergeant said.
Smith, of Long Beach, was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder. Authorities say a knife believed to be used in the assault was recovered at the scene.
The Orange County district attorney's office said prosecutors plan to file charges in the case sometime this week. The suspect is expected to appear in court by Friday.
Kamala Harris had to bring in being white, and said no white person would have been beaten like the victim at the funeral for Tyre Nichols, when white people are beaten to death all the time, even children like, Victoria Rose Smith, CPS endangered for social engineering. It’s always, “an accident”, or “I don’t remember”, or they called me, the “n word”. Not a safe country, anymore.
Good point. It’s high time they are held accountable just as they blame us.
And they have said MUCH worse things than any on the right who are tarred and feathered.
That attack occurred just blocks from the Waldorf Astoria resort where the Republican National Committee was meeting last week--and where supporters of Harmeet Dhillon were demonstrating just last week.
“deranged racist.”
Taught by Obama, Holder, BLM, antifa, all schools teaching CRT & 1619, all the victimization training. We are paying a dear price for all this 20 years of racist crap.
Exactly, and the term was originated by this white woman - Peggy McIntosh.
By far the biggest enemy of the white race is that guilt ridden, self-loathing, leftist portion of the white race.
Talk about having the enemy within!
The 64K question is how does the rest of the whites deal with these traitors?
US News and World Report, NY Post covering.
I don’t expect multiple stories, generalizations, analyses, and opinion pieces for weeks, but at least not purely local.
Post did not cover the report that the attacker said “white privilege “ but they almost certainly will update and include.
Do you have a link to the attacker’s racist statement?
Aside from whether or not the suspect said things and assaulted the victim, there’s questions yet to answer.
After seeing the aerial still shots of the bike lane, which is between the right turn lane and the right through lane, and watching (and zooming in), I have to wonder if the driver was focused on the light turning green, and the last car from the opposite way turning left crossing his path.
We see people turning left after their light has turned red. Was the suspect focused on that and maybe crept right some onto the bike lane? The cyclist was creeping forward beyond the striping before the light changed. Was the cyclist slightly to the left of his lane? Was the suspect messing with his phone?
Was the bike equiped with a tail light. Was the victim wearing bright colors? Lots of questions.
There is likely more camera video forthcoming.
Witnesses said the suspect struck the bicyclist and proceeded to stab the victim at least once in the back, FOX Los Angeles reported. The suspect then allegedly pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds before he was disarmed by two passersby.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-doctor-cycling-scenic-roadway-rammed-lexus-stabbed-death-driver-police
Big Time but the OC is getting woke and more woke
Sure, I guess stabbing the victim qualities as assault...
I don’t know any details, but based on the helicopter video evidence of the scene, it appears the bicyclist was struck on one side of the intersection and thrown across the entire intersection. That alone was likely fatal...
They’re going to say the murderer is, “mentally ill”.
I would tend to agree. However my faith in doctors has taken a big hit with how many medical facilities continue to require the face diaper to enter. Also, it is California, he may have doing his part for climate change.
“...no known motive,” sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Woodruff said in an interview.”
We’re all going to wait until they burn our whole world down.
Then the survivors are going to wonder what happened.
Sometimes inaction will get you killed. This is one of those times.
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