A ROAD RAGE attack in which a cyclist was chased down and had his face smashed has ended with an unlicensed driver being jailed.

A court in Geelong heard the victim, David Rourke, needed facial reconstruction surgery to have four titanium plates inserted after the ordeal, the Geelong Advertiser reported today.

He also needed dental reconstruction.

Trevor Jones, 46, pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday to charges of recklessly causing serious injury, unlicenced driving and driving an unregistered car.

Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Kerrie Moroney said the attack happened in May after Jones almost collided with the victim at an intersection.

"The victim gave Jones 'the bird' and rode off."

Jones then chased Mr Rourke and struck him in the face.

Magistrate Ian von Einem sentenced Jones to 12 months in jail with a non-parole period of six months, disqualified him from driving for three years and fined him $500.

Jones was later released on bail after lodging an appeal against the sentence.



Read more at the Geelong Advertiser.

Originally published as Driver jailed for attack on cyclist