Pittsburgh police arrest bicyclist after chase through the South Side (home, live)

[tclifton]

This is a good sign.

Pittsburgh police arrested a bicyclist accused of leading officers on a chase through a busy South Side street.

Police charged Cody Walsh, 21, of Murrysville with traffic violations and fleeing police following the incident just before 1 a.m. Sunday. Walsh could not be reached for comment.

Police said they spotted Walsh and another bicyclist weaving in and out of traffic in the 1700 block of East Carson Street when the bicyclists again drove into the opposing lane to pass the police wagon, police said.

An officer yelled for the bicyclists to stop and activated the police lights, but they pedaled faster, police said. The officers followed the bicyclists onto South 18th Street, where police said, “the lead bicyclist again turned and looked back and began to pedal harder,” according to a criminal complaint.

Police used the wagon to trap the bicyclists, and then one of the officers shoved Walsh off his bike when he tried to pull away, the complaint said.

Walsh has a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 29

Pittsburgh police arrest bicyclist after chase through the South Side | TribLIVE

[CaptainPittsburgh]

Woah, don't hear a story like this very often.

At least we've learned that it's better to swerve around on Carson St. on a bike than in a car. If you're on a bike the police just push you over, rather than firing shots at you, haha.

I wonder what his fine will be...

[Hopes]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

I hope we find out what charges they receive. Are fines for cyclists that same as drivers? For example, can you get a DUI on a bike?

[sealie]

I'd imagine you can. I know that if you lose your license for drunk driving and then drive your farm equipment to the bar, and drive home drunk in your tractor, you'll get ticketed for that.
You also might be a redneck. This shows up in the news every once in a while.

[CaptainPittsburgh]

Yep, you can get a DUI on a bike.

I'm curious what type of fine this guy will get, though. If he would have stopped, they probably would have just yelled at him, but I imagine he'll get a pretty hefty fine for attempting to get away. Doesn't sound like a very smart fellow, haha.

[Herodotus]

I notice the "bicyclists are always right" types seem to be absent , whom I suspect the OP put up this thread to get a reaction from.

[Hopes]

Curtis has been MIA for quite a while though.

[groar]

Originally Posted by CaptainPittsburgh

I'm curious what type of fine this guy will get, though. If he would have stopped, they probably would have just yelled at him, but I imagine he'll get a pretty hefty fine for attempting to get away. Doesn't sound like a very smart fellow, haha.

yep, very stupid move on the cyclist's part.

[LIRefugee]

Originally Posted by Hopes

Curtis has been MIA for quite a while though.

He and BrianTH are sharing beers and camaraderie somewhere offline.

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by LIRefugee

He and BrianTH are sharing beers and camaraderie somewhere offline.

I thought they were driving slowly in front of scottrpriester?