Man threatens bikers, gets hit with car

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Sat Sep 23, 7:30 AM ET

 

 

 

PITTSBURG, Calif. - An alleged drunken motorist who brandished a pool

cue while driving at a group of motorcyclists was hit by his own car

after he attempted to approach the bikers on foot, authorities said.

 

Richard Brooks, 50, of Concord, was pulled to safety by the

motorcyclists after his car — which he left in reverse — knocked him

into the highway on Thursday, said Officer Scott Yox of the

California Highway Patrol.

 

Brooks, who was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon

and driving under the influence, told authorities he was offended by

skeletons some of the riders wore on their leather Harley-Davidson

jackets and what he perceived as their attempts to appear tough.

 

" It was his impression that they thought they were better than him, "

Yox said. " They were irritating to him and he felt he needed to do

something about it. "

 

Yox said authorities had no evidence the riders instigated the

incident. " Instead of mocking him for going after them, they perhaps

set their own safety aside to reach over and rescue him from a

position of danger, " he said.

 

Brooks, who was treated at a hospital for cuts and scrapes, remained

jailed Friday in lieu of $30,000 bail.