A man told police he was in a St. Paul crosswalk Tuesday when a car bumped into him, causing him to fall onto the hood. And the driver kept going for a short distance, carrying the man on the car’s hood, police said.

The vehicle stopped and the 31-year-old pedestrian was able to get off, before the driver sped away, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman.

The incident was the second reported to police Tuesday involving harrowing experiences with drivers in St. Paul. Neither person was injured.

The pedestrian incident happened in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday about 10 p.m. A man reported he was in the crosswalk at Sixth and Market streets when a silver Saturn Ion bumped him, Ernster said.

Police went to the address where the vehicle was registered, but didn’t find the car or the driver. The investigation is continuing, Ernster said.

On Tuesday morning, bicyclist Mike Sonn was heading to work when he said he encountered a driver who told him, “If you don’t move I’m going to run you over,” and who used his car to push the biker forward on John Ireland Boulevard.

Sonn, a St. Paul Bicycle Coalition member and former co-chair, said people need to have more “patience and empathy” on the roads.

After Crashed Ice was in St. Paul in January, Sonn said snow was never removed from the bike lanes near the Cathedral of St. Paul. He said he’s filed complaints with the city, but the snow remains. That has forced him to bike in the street and he was heading down John Ireland Boulevard about 8 a.m. Tuesday.

“That usually isn’t an issue because it’s downhill and I’m going fast enough, but this guy was not having it,” Sonn said of a man whom he described as passing him “really close” and nearly striking him with his vehicle’s mirror.

At the red light at Kellogg Boulevard, Sonn said he pulled next to the vehicle and wiped off the passenger window because it was covered with ice and condensation. He and the driver couldn’t see each other.

Sonn said he told the driver, “There’s no reason to be in a hurry” and pointed to the red light. The man flipped him off, according to Sonn, who told him he was going to get his picture because he wanted to report the incident.

The driver got out of his vehicle and started yelling at him, and Sonn said he rolled his bike in front of the vehicle’s bumper “to make sure I could get my phone out and get a picture.”

That’s when the man made the comment about running him over, Sonn said.

The driver returned to his vehicle and started inching forward. Sonn, who was straddling his bike, said the vehicle slowly pushed him for about 10 feet.

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After hearing about what happened to Sonn, Public Works staff checked the area Tuesday and saw an 8- to 10-foot section of snow jutting into the bike lane by Selby and Summit avenues.

“Unfortunately, it is solid ice,” said Lisa Hiebert, Public Works public information officer. “They tried to move it again with a plow (Tuesday) afternoon and didn’t have much luck.”

Public Works asks people to report any trouble spots by emailing snowemergencies@ci.stpaul.mn.us or calling the 24-hour street-maintenance line at 651-266-9700.

“Cyclists and drivers need to work together,” Hiebert said. “Cyclists do have the right to use the roads. It’s helpful for people to keep an eye out for each other, whether you’re on bike, in a car or on foot.”