"Failure to stop" sounds a little tame. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon would be more fitting, eh?
This is NUTS!
But...
Maybe they just want to charge him and get him "done" for something, before they develop a fuller case of 'intent to injure' or 'using a vehicle as a weapon' or 'attempted manslaughter' (wouldn't that be a sweet charge to file against this ar*ehole?)
Maybe they just want to get admission or recognition of guilt while the interview all the cyclists and motorists who witnessed this and c develop a really good case...
Maybe...
Oh man, I am sitting here bawling. What a horrid person this driver must be.
Laura
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.~Mark Twain