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Medford bicyclist punches driver after crash

The Columbian
Published: October 2, 2011, 5:00pm

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police say a bicycle rider involved in a collision with a car punched the driver several times in the face.

Police say the 20-year-old man who had a 19-year-old woman on the bike was responsible for the Saturday afternoon accident when he failed to stop at an intersection.

The Mail Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/pRC8X3 ) the woman had minor injuries. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries to his face.

The 20-year-old bike rider was cited for assault, unsafe operation of a bicycle and unlawfully having a passenger on his bicycle.

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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/

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