Sorry I Ran You Over.

[classic33]

Now Please Pay Me $2,000

"A New York fashion photographer is suing a cyclist she rear-ended for the damage her Infiniti sustained while it was dragging his destroyed bike along the street

Where can you mow down a cyclist, send him to the ICU for four days—and then demand thousands in damages for your troubles?

Right here in the U.S. of A., of course.

Kionnei Lyons, a 25-year-old fashion photographer, was behind the wheel of a dark gray Infiniti sedan when she accidentally struck artist John Roemer as he was pedaling along a New York City street in Williamsburg on May 14 at around 6 p.m. “I just got slammed from behind, and I didn’t know she was even close to me,” Roemer, 27, tells us in a phone interview."

 

[Drago]

Typical Infiniti driver. They hanker for a BMW or Lexus but can't quite afford it, so they've a real chip on their shoulder.

 

[cd365]

Madness!!

 

[glenn forger]

America.

 

[soulful dog]

The scary thing is, there is probably at least a small chance a court in the US could find in her favour.

 

[benb]

If she drove into a wall, would she sue the owner of the wall?
Probably.

 

[SpaCyclist]

Only in America.

If her insurance company paid out they must have felt she was liable. Hopefully the court will see it the same way and throw the case out in short order!!

 

[Crankarm]

Like a hit man claiming damages for blood spats on their shoes and emotional trauma. Sick.

 

[jarlrmai]

You can TRY and sue anyone for anything, whether it gets thrown out or not is a matter for the courts.

 

[winjim]

That's a bit of a misleading headline. Nowhere in the article does it say that she accepts responsibility, let alone apologises. I expect that if she did say sorry, she would be lowering her chances of a successful lawsuit.

 

[Tin Pot]

As usual an utterly biased blog, with further bias from cyclechat, I've just about...wait.

It was a Cinelli.

Hanging is too good for her.

Put her in the queue behind ISIS and Galloway.

 

[Dayvo]

Let Judge Judy preside.

She'll sort it out. Properly!