Ben Ramsdell in April.(Photo by Elly Blue)

The Oregonian reported earlier this week that Ben Ramsdell, the man who was seriously injured after being intentionally run down by Johnny Escwheiler on SE Clinton nearly two years ago, will receive a $100,000 from Eschweiler's insurance company.
Escwheiler -- who underwent a temporal lobotomy at age 25 -- was [...]

A story published online by KGW yesterday contains incorrect information about the SE Clinton Road Rage case that are leading some Portlanders to get the wrong idea about what happened.
These inaccuracies -- one of which they are making again, even after they changed it when I brought it to their attention in 2007 -- are [...]

Eschweiler in the courtroom today.(Photos © Elly Blue)

At the Multnomah County Courthouse today, Johnny Eschweiler waived his right to a trial by jury and was found guilty except for insanity on two counts of assault for using his motor vehicle as a weapon in an August, 2007 road rage incident.
Eschweiler was committed to the jurisdiction [...]

The block of SE Clinton wherethe road rage incident occurred.(Photo © J. Maus)

Back in 2007, we covered the story of Johnny Eschweiler, the man who intentionally used his car to strike two men on bikes in a road rage incident on SE Clinton Street.
Shortly after the incident, victim Ben Ramsdell told BikePortland that he had [...]

The stretch of SE Clinton where the incident occurred.(Photo © J. Maus)

Johnny Eschweiler, the man who intentionally drove his car into Ben Ramsdell as he biked down SE Clinton Street nearly one year ago, has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Escweiler was initially charged with three counts of Assault in the [...]

The stretch of SE Clinton where the collision occurred.(Photos © J. Maus)

Back in August, I reported on a disturbing road-rage case where Johnny Eschweiler intentionally ran down Ben Ramsdell while he rode his bike on Clinton Street in Southeast Portland (Eschweiler also ended up colliding with a second person on a bike, Timothy Mastne).
The collision [...]

On their 11 o'clock newscast last night, KGW (who has been covering this case since the beginning) reported that the family of accused road rager Johnny Eschweiler has freed him on a reduced bail.
KGW reporter Scott Burton said that Eschweiler's attorney, "argued the (bail) amount (originally set at $500,000) was not only excessive but unconstitutional...and [...]

A commenter just pointed out that, in response to concern from the community, KGW has published a correction in one of their stories about the road rage incident on SE Clinton Street on August 17th.
In two recent posts, I pointed out my concern that KGW's story was perpetuating the incorrect notion that cyclist Ben Ramsdell [...]

Timothy Mastne is featured ina KGW video. Click here to watch.

KGW reports that Timothy Mastne -- one of two victims of a road rage incident earlier this month -- got a new bike today.
KGW reporter Jane Smith says Mastne picked the bike up from River City Bicycles this morning. A Seattle couple wanted to [...]

Looking west at the intersection of SE Clinton and SE 11th. This is where (I think) Ben Ramsdell and Johnny Eschweiler exchanged words.(Photos by Jonathan Maus)

As a popular route for cyclists coming from the Clinton Street bikeway to the riverfront and downtown, the stretch of SE Clinton, just west of SE 11th is currently [...]

First responder Sean Bennett. Eschweiler's car came to a stop near the fence in the background.(Photos by Jonathan Maus)

My office is just a few blocks from where Johnny Eschweiler drove his car into Ben Ramsdell and Timothy Mastne last Friday.
Yesterday I went over to check out the lay of the land, hoping for a [...]

"...when the intention to harm one individual inadvertently causes a second person to be hurt instead."-from Wikipedia's definition of "transferred intent"

A KGW report and a police spokesperson have said that one of the cyclists injured in last Friday's road rage incident was completely unrelated to the initial altercation between driver Johnny Eschweiler and cyclist Ben [...]

Last night, KGW aired a report about Friday's road rage incident. The headline of the story on their website is "Driver frustrated cyclist wasn't sharing road".
Reporter Jane Smith presented the incident like this:
"Police say he (Eschweiler) got into a confrontation with bicyclist Ben Ramsdell. Investigators say Ramsdell kicked Eschweiler's vehicle. Eschweiler [...]

The Justice Center(Photo: Jonathan Maus)

A few minutes ago, at the Justice Center in downtown Portland, Johnny Eschweiler plead not guilty to all charges brought against him in last Friday's road rage incident.
Eschweiler was led into the courtroom in handcuffs and a blue jumpsuit. With disheveled hair and a somewhat confused-looking countenance, he stood silently [...]

I just got off the phone with the Multnomah County District Attorney's office, where the case of Johnny Eschweiler (the driver in Friday's road rage incident) is being processed.
Eschweiler will be arraigned later today at the Justice Center in downtown Portland. Here are the official charges that will be brought against him:
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Friday's tragic road rage incident against two bicyclists on SE Clinton Street has left the community with more questions than answers.
Following the incident, news outlets immediately reported that one of the cyclists kicked the car, but that detail has still not been confirmed.
I spoke with one of the cyclists, Ben [...]

Ben Ramsdell's commute to work was cut short yesterday after an altercation with a motorist on SE Clinton Blvd (between SE 11th and 12th) resulted in broken bones and a stay in the hospital.
Ramsdell says he doesn't remember all the details of the incident but that he does not feel his actions warranted the assault.
I [...]

[Updated 8/17, 10:23pm]
Here's the word from the Oregonian blog (full story):
Portland police say a 46-year-old driver appears to have intentionally used his car to strike two bicyclists who were riding along Southeast Clinton Street this afternoon.
The cyclists, whom police haven't yet identified (see below), were taken to Oregon Health Sciences University with non life-threatening [...]