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May 11, 2010 in City
Court upholds Spokane man’s road rage sentencing
The state Court of Appeals let stand the sentencing condition imposed on a Spokane motorist who assaulted a bicyclist during a road rage incident two years ago – that he keep his anger in check.
When a jury convicted Dylan Anstrom of second-degree malicious mischief and fourth-degree assault last year, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Tari Eitzen gave him two years’ probation, provided that he had no further road rage incidents.
Anstrom appealed, saying the condition violated his due process rights. This week, the Court of Appeals for Division III refused to review his appeal because he could not show that “he has been harmed by the condition in any way.”
In July 2008, Anstrom was driving near the Centennial Trail when he drove up behind two bicyclists and started honking his horn before speeding past them, nearly hitting one of them. When Anstrom stopped at a traffic light, one of the bicyclists rode up and told Anstrom he had nearly caused a serious accident, according to court documents.
Enraged and believing the bicyclist had damaged his car, Anstrom chased the bicyclist through a nearby parking lot. Unable to catch the first bicyclist, Anstrom stopped the second bicyclist and demanded to know the name of the first.
When the second bicyclist refused to give him the name, Anstrom knocked him off his bicycle, kicked him, punched him, threw the bicycle on top of the cyclist and then threw the bicycle against a telephone pole, according to court documents.
Rights panel poorly understood 
gyrusx on May 11 at 7:58 p.m.
Am I missing the rage part?
misjustice on May 11 at 8:29 p.m.
What road rage?; the bicyclists were clearly a threat to the calm, considerate, and defenseless motorist… NOT!
What a jerk, if anything the sentence was too lenient…how about assault charges for what he did to the second cyclist???? The road rager got off easy, too easy!
spokanecommunistparty on May 11 at 10:53 p.m.
Somewhere in outer space, there are 2 aliens embattled in UFO rage. Life is short peeps, take a chill pill and let it go.
oneanddone on May 12 at 6:15 a.m.
Hey commie - good quote. I like it. Life is short and people everywhere have no right to totally lose their cool. Driving is a privilege people. Act like it. And be grateful this lunatic is not one of your relatives.
Mr_Bloggy on May 12 at 7:03 a.m.
He’s lucky all he got was probation. If he was sent to prison he woulda been constantly raging because the other prisoners would have always been making fun of him in the shower.
Mr_Bloggy on May 12 at 7:05 a.m.
But he digs Farmville!
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philipgregory on May 12 at 7:11 a.m.
He repeatedly violently attacks this bicyclist that did him no harm what-so-ever (possibly the other did) and he is ONLY charged with 4th degree assualt maliscous mischief?
This is just LAZINESS on the part of the SPD and prosecutors. They only want easy convictions…
lewis8457 on May 12 at 7:21 a.m.
With this kind of violent temper this man would make a good candidate for police chief.
This kind of bozos should be sweeping the track at Raceway Park with a hand broom.
He got away with it, so he will repeat his lunacy on someone else that may not be lucky enough to survive this time.