DRIVER CHARGED AFTER CYCLIST KNOCKED OFF BIKE AFTER CONTACT WITH REAR TIRE

GRAVENHURST — A cyclist thrown from their bike after a vehicle made contact with a tire was treated at the scene by paramedics last Friday at 1 p.m.

And the driver was charged July 25 after Muskoka EMS and police responded to reports from members of the public about a collision involving a motor vehicle and a bicycle that occurred on Pinedale Road in Gravenhurst.

Callers reported that a vehicle approached the cyclist from the rear and made contact with a tire, causing the rider to be ejected.

The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

Police arrested and charged 45-year-old Christopher Lamorie, of Gravenhurst, with Assault with a Weapon, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Failure to Stop after Accident.

Lamorie is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on August 26, 2025.

A charge of assault with a weapon last Friday comes after witnesses claim a driver clipped the rear wheel of a cyclist sending the rider flying in Gravenhurst.