September 10, 2025
Driver allegedly assaulted a road cyclist, and a rising star of racing on Bend’s west side
From The Source:
Matthew Scarborough, a lawyer specializing in bicycle law, is representing the Billowitz family. Reached by phone, Scarborough indicated that Wild may plead self-defense. Yet, Oregon’s self-defense statutes do not protect a motorist leaving their vehicle to assault someone.
“There’s no reason to stop your car on a busy road and get out and then push over a cyclist in ‘self-defense,’” Scarborough said. “And I think that’s what the officer figured out as well.”