A man has turned himself in to police after a confrontation that led to a cyclist being struck by a car.

Police say a cyclist was travelling southbound on Ossington Ave., turning left onto Harbord St. on Wednesday morning when the incident occurred. A man driving a black Hyundai was behind her.

The driver passed the 35-year-old woman in the oncoming lanes as they both turned, sparking an argument.

Joey Porretta who works at the auto repair shop at the intersection said he heard the blare of a car horn and got to the front of his shop in time to see the cyclist kicking at the side of the black car.

“I just saw legs and arms flying,” he said.

The cyclist rode off and the car followed.

Further east on Harbord, near Grace St., police say the driver turned his car toward the woman, forcing her onto the sidewalk and driving alongside her. The woman was struck by the car and knocked off her bike. The driver fled.

The woman and her bike were near a small laneway behind a glass repair shop when police arrived. She suffered minor injuries.

“We see it all the time here,” said Porretta about run-ins between cyclists and drivers at the intersection.

Other locals agreed. They say these types of incidents are regular occurrences. Although no one’s been driven off the road in recent memory.

Matthew Nettleton, 38, turned himself in to police a few hours later. He is charged with failure to stop after an accident, dangerous operation and assault with a weapon.

The incident occurred just two days after 38-year-old cyclist Jenna Morrison was struck and killed by a truck at Dundas St. W. and Sterling Rd.

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No charges have been laid against the driver in her death.

With files from Chantaie Allick