Cricket: Warne faces legal action from cyclist
Web designer Mathew Hollingsworth, 28, is launching a civil claim in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
MELBOURNE:
Shane Warne faced legal action after a cyclist involved in a road rage incident with the Australian legend plans to sue for damages to his bike. Web designer Mathew Hollingsworth, 28, is launching a civil claim in the Melbourne Magistrates Court seeking $1,575 for repairs to his hi-tech bicycle plus damages, interest and costs. Hollingsworth alleged that Warne drove his sports car into him after a robust exchange of words in peak-hour traffic in Melbourne on January 17. Warne, meanwhile, had used a series of tweets on the evening of the incident to describe his version of events while lashing out at ‘antagonistic’ cyclists.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 1st, 2012.
Shane Warne faced legal action after a cyclist involved in a road rage incident with the Australian legend plans to sue for damages to his bike. Web designer Mathew Hollingsworth, 28, is launching a civil claim in the Melbourne Magistrates Court seeking $1,575 for repairs to his hi-tech bicycle plus damages, interest and costs. Hollingsworth alleged that Warne drove his sports car into him after a robust exchange of words in peak-hour traffic in Melbourne on January 17. Warne, meanwhile, had used a series of tweets on the evening of the incident to describe his version of events while lashing out at ‘antagonistic’ cyclists.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 1st, 2012.