Police Officer on Trial for Cyclist Collision

0:00A central Sanish police corporal named Philip de Batista is on trial for driving without due care after hitting a cyclist with his marked police vehicle back on May 21, 2024. He's also a North Sanage council member and was working the night shift as an acting sergeant at the time. In court this week, de Batista denied reading a message on his phone, saying he was just talking to his wife through Bluetooth with a device safely in the cup holder. The prosecutor argued he wasn't fully focused on the road, even if he was only reciting something he'd already seen. The cyclist, Justin McGee, got sent tumbling off his bike, suffering a torn ligament in his right thumb that needed surgery, plus scratches on his, hand and abrasions on his head and shoulder. He was heading to the grocery store before it closed at 10 pm, riding on the road's edge without a helmet or proper bike lights just one on his. Backpack Since pointed out it was a dark whirl stretch with no street lights, sunset at 8.26 pm,

1:03and magee in dark clothes with no reflectors, visible on video from the police cruiser. De Batista said he only had three to five seconds to react and didn't even realize he'd hit a person until he heard moaning. The judge has reserved his decision for a date set next week, so we'll see if this shakes out as careless driving or something else in these tricky. Night Road Encounters This has been Vancouver News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.