Officers arrested Samir Sweiss of Corona in the March 21 incident, part of which Fetzer captured on video. The footage, which shows a blue BMW tailgating a cyclist in the bike lane, forcing the cyclist to hop the curb onto the sidewalk, has since gone viral on Fetzer\u2019s Instagram page<\/a>. Fetzer didn\u2019t immediately respond to an inquiry from The Times. The video also shows a passenger in the blue BMW throwing a water bottle out the window in the direction of the cyclists. <\/p>\n Sweiss was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and obstructing arrest, according to a Newport Beach Police Department update<\/a> on the incident. It\u2019s unclear whether other arrests may be made, but police said they seized a blue BMW as part of the investigation. <\/p>\n Newport Beach police said they seized a blue BMW as part of an investigation into a March 21 road rage incident.<\/p>\n (Newport Beach Police Department)<\/p>\n In an Instagram video<\/a> explaining the encounter, Fetzer says that there were two cars harassing him and his friend, despite their position in the bike lane and following the rules of the road. Fetzer said that, early on in the incident, he sprayed water at one of the cars in frustration but didn\u2019t expect the reaction he got. <\/p>\n Fetzer said the cars swerved at them, honked and put the cyclists\u2019 lives in danger. Later, Fetzer said, occupants of both cars got out and tried to block the bikers, threatening to hurt them. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s like inches away from my rear wheel,\u201d Ben Byra, Fetzer\u2019s friend and fellow cyclist, told KTLA<\/a>. \u201cA couple lights down they all got out of their cars.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll I want to do is share bicycle safety awareness,\u201d Fetzer said. <\/p>\n ![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774938796_921_.jpeg\")
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