ANNOTATED - Toronto Cyclist Sheppard Killed - Bryant on security cameras

press HQ for High Quality! NEW FOOTAGE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFISP_PrhFo This video has annotations. Video without pop-up annotations is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWyf3NzdMI.

This is security camera footage edited in the time sequence according to eyewitness accounts from August 31, 2009 9:45pm http://www.theglobeandmail.com/video/witnesses-describe-what-they-saw/article... There may be gaps of time between the available footage.

Security camera shows Bryant repeatedly approaching Sheppard with his car and seemingly running the bike down, throwing Sheppard over the hood. (Bloor, west of Bay)

Car backs away from a bike and man getting up from the ground. The car accelerates away, driving past the man who runs down the street after/beside the car as it passes him. The bike is left behind.

Car speeds down the street on the wrong side.

Bryant leaves the scene of the cyclist's death and is apprehended, apparently 1hr 45 minutes later. Questions remain about the intervening time. His second phone call after the accident was to the PR firm Navigator: www.navltd.com

I offer my personal respects and condolences to the families and loved ones of both Mr. Bryant and Mr. Sheppard whose lives have been affected by the brutality of this incident.

*** This footage is unaltered except: re-sizing / cropping to fit, brightness contrast adjustment for clarity, cuts between camera angles, and unavoidable artifacts from the video compression algorithms used on the source footages and youtube publishing.

The soundtrack is "Hit & Run" by "Dragonfly" from the album "Blind", now known as "The Singhs" I am ever grateful for this beautiful and apropos song which has helped soothe me while editing this brutal footage. It is attached for entertainment purposes only.

*** Annotations are to point out details mentioned in news stories and from people familiar with the location. Interpretations of the video footage should be taken as description of an opinion and not fact.

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• Toronto
• cyclist
• darcy
• sheppard
• bryant
• security
• camera
• death
• August
• 31
• 2009
• Bay
• Bloor
• hit
• and
• run
• accident
• honest
• edits

[tremooloo]

Let me tell you something. If I'm in the car with my wife, and some violent meth head, who's in the middle of a booze fueled psychotic episode tries to attack us, and then latches onto my car, and won't let go...that my friend is a clear cut case of him, or me, and you best believe it ain't gonna be me!

[honestedits]

@tremooloo still spamming the board with this astroturf?

It is clear to me Bryant made the initial attack.

[wilburtrex]

Don't drink and bike and attack people in cars, mmmkay?

[honestedits]

@wilburtrex: Looks like the car driver mowed the cyclist down and took off. Your comment is nonsense.

[amydewolfe]

Phillydisco, no need to attack me. I'm not a liar, but thanks for showing your maturity in this discussion.

[honestedits]

Part of this forum is to collect all the facts possible. You'll have to describe more about this cellphone witness.

How did you hear about this?

Where was this said to occur?

[TheGreenBastard416]

Looks to me like Bryant pulled an aggressive move and killed man in the process. Very sad.

[stopglobalswarming]

I drive a diesel truck, and I look out for bikes. I like to ride bikes in my spare time, and used to commute. I hope this killer car driver gets convicted and disgraced. Even if it was an accident, a real Canadian would have helped the fallen cyclist, not killed him with the car and run away!

[0ct0ct09]

Riding bikes on sidewalk is illegal. It`s call a sidewalk for a reason. Sidewalk are meant for walking. If you want to ride a bike, take it to the road.Bicycle are subject to the same laws as cars in most cities. How many times have you walk down a sidewalk and a cyclist comes rolling down the sidewalk and expect you to give him the right of ways?? Know the laws in you area cyclist.



[backlyt]

@tremooloo ACTUALLY he was my friend. Only TOOLS believe everything they hear on the news.