Community service for road rage rider

Community service for rage cyclist.

ROAD rage cyclist David Dorrity spat in the face of the driver of a car whose wing mirror clipped his bike as he tried to pass on the wrong side of the road.
He also shouted and swore at Benita Mills and kicked and dented her car.
He told police that he did so out of frustration because she would not let him pass.
When Dorrity, 41, of La Vallee, La Rue de la Vallee, Torteval, appeared in the Magistrate’s Court, he admitted assault, criminally damaging a car, disorderly behaviour and riding on a footpath. He was sentenced to 70 hours’ community service.
Advocate Liam Roffey, prosecuting, described the incidents of 12 March which began at 8.40am as Dorrity was riding to work in Town.
There were traffic delays because storms had shut the coast road.
Dorrity was riding from Steam Mill Lanes towards Ville au Roi. Traffic was moving slowly and the woman’s car was in the
line of traffic.
Dorrity came past her on the nearside and attempted to pull in front of her. Her wing mirror clipped his bike and Dorrity shouted and swore at her repeatedly.
Then, when he was only a metre away, he spat in her direction. The window was partly down so some of the saliva went on her face.
She had to stop near the roundabout. Dorrity was then on the pavement on the nearside. He kicked out and dented her car.
At this point she called the police.
He continued to shout and use abusive language towards her before he rode past between Government House and Beechwood School.
Later that day Dorrity was interviewed by police. He denied the incident but admitted being in the area.
Forensic evidence was found, but he still continued to deny what had happened.
He admitted the offence after two witnesses had come forward, but claimed in police interview that she had shouted at him and had been the aggressor.
Advocate Lloyd Strappini told assistant-Magistrate Philip Robey that Dorrity was a family man of good character.
He was now on a stress management course, but accepted that it had been a reckless and unjustifiable assault accentuated by the traffic delays.
Mr Robey told him that his behaviour was unacceptable.
‘It would have caused obvious distress to the driver. Incidents of road rage are thankfully few and far between and courts will do all they can to keep it that way.’
Dorrity was ordered to pay compensation of £314.99 to repair the damage to the car.
No order was made for riding on the footpath.