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He shoots, he scores! Andrew Loat of the Seafair Bantam A2 Islanders rfiles a shot high over the left shoulder of Phoenix Firebirds’ goaltender Cody Brewer during action at the Richmond International Bantam-Midget Hockey Tournament Sunday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The teams played to a 2-2 tie. More photos, page 12. Don Fennell photo
Cyclist awarded $100,000 in Railway Avenue crash Truck owner confronted two cyclists, leading to a fall that smashed one rider’s hip by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter An 80-year-old cyclist has been awarded more than $100,000 after sustaining injuries in a road rage incident in Richmond, accordMario Bartel photo ing to a B.C. Supreme Court judgment. Jim Davies, 80, is back on his bike despite serious injuries he suf- Following a nine-day trial Vancouver, fered in a road rage incident three years ago. BC Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin sided with plaintiff recently awarded him more than $100,000 in damages. Jim Davies while placing blame on the
owner of a Ford F350 pickup truck that confronted the cyclist on Railway Avenue three years ago. On Oct. 25, 2011, Burnaby’s Jim Davies, then aged 77, was cycling on Railway—one of his regular routes—with his son Gary. Davies is an avid cyclist, logging over 10,000 kilometres on his bike annually, with a history in cycling competition. Cycling in the bike lane around 11:30 a.m., Gary spotted a parked pickup with a side mirror jutting into the bike lane and made a loud comment. The truck’s owner, Kevin Elston, was in his front yard. He heard Davies and got into his truck and chased after the cyclists. Elston caught up to the them and, according to the Dec. 23 judgment, words were exchanged. Elston drove his truck close enough to the
cyclists that Davies put his hand on the window frame. After a brief exchange, the truck drove away and Davies fell, smashing his hip into the curb. Davies sustained serious injuries to his right hip and pelvis, leaving him with lasting effects, the court heard in the September trial. Although there wasn’t a collision, Davies blamed his fall on Elston, who in turn blamed Davies, saying they were riding two abreast in the bike lane and it was Davies who put his hand on the truck. But Justice Griffin noted Davies was an experienced cyclist who wouldn’t have fallen off his bike on a flat stretch of road he’s ridden hundreds of times before unless his balance was disturbed. See Page 5
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