(Local Newspaper report)
Retired Eureka school chief charged in accident with cyclist
"A retired Eureka school superintendent, is charged with two traffic citations and reckless conduct stemming from a July 14 accident in Hudson, Ill. that resulted in a bicyclist being seriously injured, according to reports. Randy Crump, 61, was released on bond with citations charging him with reckless driving and reckless conduct. He also was charged with causing bodily harm by following a cyclist too closely, a misdemeanor offense, according to reports. The bicyclist, Dean Davis of Bloomington, was riding with a group of cyclists along a rural McLean County road near Hudson when the accident occurred, according to reports. Davis was being treated for his injuries at Regional Medical Center in Normal. The accident is still under investigation, according to the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office."
More the truth, as I heard it
Cycle advocacy groups' report-
"A Bloomington attorney was seriously injured by a driver who allegedly became upset by the presence of a group of bicyclists riding on a rural road in McLean County, according to
Pantagraph.com.
The injured cyclist, Dean Davis, suffered a "serious back injury" when 61 year old
Randy Crump, a retired school superintendent, allegedly used "his car as a weapon" to force him off the road,
according to one witness. The incident occurred on July 7th as Mr. Crump tried to pass the group which was participating in an organized ride. Witnesses say he passed the group of 10 cyclists then slammed on his brakes.
Mr. Crump was charged with reckless driving and "reckless conduct," and for following a cyclist too closely, according to the Paragraph.com.
This sad incident brings to mind a case from a few years ago in which a
California doctor was sentenced to five years in prison for attacking two cyclists with his vehicle. Angry that the men where riding in front of him, the driver, Christopher Thompson, pulled in front of them before slamming on his brakes. His conduct caused the bicyclists to sustain serious injuries.
The McLean County state's attorney is said to be investigating last week's incident. Hopefully, this matter will be treated with the seriousness it deserves."
Only when sufficient pressure can be put on the media and the legal system will we see the results motorcyclists do. NBC NewsToday Show was taken to task by many groups after calling this incident in Michigan a "Crash" and an "accident".
