David Jassy, a 35-year old black man, was found guilty Monday of second-degree murder in the death of John Osnes, a 55-year old white man, who was killed during what authorities described as a road rage incident.

Osnes, a jazz musician and avid pedestrian, had struck the front of Jassy's SUV with his hands after the vehicle edged into a Hollywood crosswalk in the early morning of Nov. 23, 2008. Witnesses told police that Jassy exited his vehicle punched Osnes, kicked him in the head when he stooped to recover his glasses and then ran over him with the vehicle.

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Photos, top: David Jassy appears in court in March 2009. Credit: Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press; bottom: John Osnes, 55.