A taxi driver deliberately knocked a cyclist over in a "moment of madness" after he drove too close to him and the victim slapped his car bonnet. He lost his job as a result of the assault which left the cyclist with minor injuries.
Martin Godfrey, 57, drove into Paul Doody in Cardiff on June 27 last year after a confrontation during which the cyclist knocked his wing mirror. It resulted in Mr Doody being thrown over his handlebars and over a wall.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday heard the cyclist was riding along Colchester Avenue, Penylan, when he sensed the defendant's Jaguar was close to him. Prosecutor Ieuan Bennett said: "The defendant was driving far too close to him giving him no room at all."
