Motorist berates rider after knocking him off his bike and driving off
A fiery Frankston mum who knocked a cyclist off his bike and then abused him before speeding off and running over his ride has had her day in court. Here’s how it played out.
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A road-rager who verbally abused a stricken cyclist after she had knocked him off his bike has been hit with a fine.
Belinda Weiniger’s car clipped a rider out on a trip with his mate, leaving him lying on the ground.
But instead of helping him the unfeeling Frankston mother berated the poor bloke, saying he should have been on the footpath and the incident wasn’t her fault.
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She then left the scene, running over the cyclist’s front wheel in the process.
Earlier this week Frankston Magistrates’ Court heard Weiniger was driving along Nepean Highway in Chelsea just after 3pm on September 5 last year.
A rider was cruising along in the left lane when Weiniger’s vehicle came over from the right lane, knocking him to the ground.
She initially stopped her SUV — in the middle of the road — and got out of the car.
But instead of aiding the victim she abused him, saying “what are you doing on the road, why aren’t you on the footpath?”
She refused to give details about her licence and didn’t ask if the man was injured — thankfully he was not.
She said it “wasn’t her fault”, got back into the driver’s seat and drove off, running over the front wheel of his bike as she left.
A witness had taken phone pics of Weiniger and her car, and police were called.
Weiniger rang police herself later that day, telling officers she was the one who had in fact been abused.
She was later arrested, with the same vehicle — a hire car — located in her driveway.
In court her defence lawyer said the 45-year-old single parent had stress issues because of a bad accident she had just weeks before this incident.
She said she left the scene without giving details because she was in a panic, but now realised her behaviour was “foolish” and she was remorseful.
Magistrate Louis Hill said it was a serious matter which was “somewhat aggravated” by her actions towards the cyclist.
Weiniger, who had one unrelated prior dating back to 1998, was fined $600.