Police say bicyclist was apparently upset at way driver passed him

A bicyclist, angered by how a driver passed him on Elm Street, shattered a car window Wednesday, Manchester police said.Police said a 59-year-old driver told them that he and several other vehicles drove around a bicyclist on Elm Street on Wednesday morning. The driver said that when he stopped for a red light at the Bridge Street intersection, the bicyclist came up beside him and started yelling at him.Police said the bicyclist was apparently upset at the way the driver passed him earlier. The driver told police that the bicyclist positioned himself in front of the car, preventing him from moving forward after the light changed.Police said the driver backed up several feet to give himself room to pass the bicyclist. But when he passed the bicyclist, the man grabbed the top of the open passenger window and pulled down, shattering the glass, police said.The driver continued on Bridge Street with the cyclist following him until they came upon a police officer working a detail.The officer identified the bicyclist as Matthew Miller, 40, of Manchester. Police said that as the officer was investigating the incident, Miller started yelling at a construction worker, shouting a barrage of obscenities at him.Miller was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.12967056

A bicyclist, angered by how a driver passed him on Elm Street, shattered a car window Wednesday, Manchester police said.

Police said a 59-year-old driver told them that he and several other vehicles drove around a bicyclist on Elm Street on Wednesday morning. The driver said that when he stopped for a red light at the Bridge Street intersection, the bicyclist came up beside him and started yelling at him.


Police said the bicyclist was apparently upset at the way the driver passed him earlier. The driver told police that the bicyclist positioned himself in front of the car, preventing him from moving forward after the light changed.

Police said the driver backed up several feet to give himself room to pass the bicyclist. But when he passed the bicyclist, the man grabbed the top of the open passenger window and pulled down, shattering the glass, police said.

The driver continued on Bridge Street with the cyclist following him until they came upon a police officer working a detail.

The officer identified the bicyclist as Matthew Miller, 40, of Manchester. Police said that as the officer was investigating the incident, Miller started yelling at a construction worker, shouting a barrage of obscenities at him.

Miller was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.