After speaking to two witnesses, officers determined the driver ran into the bike on purpose, Cambridge police spokesman Jeremy Warnick said.

Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the cyclist briefly left the bike lane to avoid a parked car. The driver honked his horn and the dispute began.

A driver intentionally ran into a cyclist after a verbal dispute in Cambridge last weekend, authorities said.

The driver, Reda Bichri, 30, of Malden, was arrested and charged with a marked lane violation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Warnick said. The cyclist, a 25-year-old man from Cambridge, was not injured, Warnick said. There was no damage to the bike or the car.


Warnick said that while verbal road rage disputes are common, physical attacks are rare.

“On a weekly basis, we do have arguments between drivers and cyclists,” Warnick said. “But at this level, it’s a unique circumstance.”

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