Kevin Meagher said he was cycling home from work along the American River Parkway bike trail Wednesday when he was attacked by another man on a bike.<\/p>\n
“The guy was riding the opposite direction and when he was about five feet away from me I saw he was holding something and then he threw a rock side-arm at me,\u201d Meagher said, just days after being released from the hospital.<\/p>\n
Despite the painful blow to his side, Meagher said he kept riding as long as he could, worried he was being chased.<\/p>\n
“I started having breathing problems so I had to stop on the side of the road and some people stopped to help me and stayed with me,\u201d Meagher said.<\/p>\n
He didn’t recognize the man, but believes he was homeless. The unprovoked attack left him in the hospital for two days, unable to go back to work.<\/p>\n
“I had a collapsed lung so I had to have a tube put into my chest for a couple of days,\u201d Meagher said.<\/p>\n
The incident happened near Del Paso Boulevard, not far from Interstate 80. Meagher said the rock he was hit with was as large as the man’s hand.<\/p>\n
“I couldn’t see his fingers underneath the rock,\u201d Meagher said. “It’s shocking. I don\u2019t know why anyone would ever do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other cyclists along the bike trail expressed concern, especially because park rangers said Meagher isn’t the only person to have rocks thrown at him while biking here.<\/p>\n
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