A lycra-clad millionaire cyclist hell-bent on arresting a driver for passing too close to him got the shock of his life after aggressively confronting the much younger man in a confrontation captured on video.
Pierce Kempton, 22, of Park City, Utah, was driving to a skate park in the city on September 28, when he passed cyclist Gary Peacock, 73, on the road, sparking a heated exchange filmed by Kempton.
During the more than six-minute confrontation posted on Kempton’s TikTok pagePeacock angrily accuses Kempton of driving too close to the cyclist and holds his car door open and threatens the young man while calling the police.
‘I’m riding a bike, I have more rights than you!’ Peacock screamed at one point.
Later in the exchange, he tells the skater: ‘If I do it my way, you’re going to jail. I will press charges against you.
“Perfect,” Kempton responded.
Pierce Kempton, 22, was driving to a skate park in Park City when he passed cyclist Gary Peacock, 73 (pictured), on the road, sparking a heated exchange.
Kempton told DailyMail.com he had “no idea” Peacock would approach him after passing him on the road and was “just confused” by the whole interaction.
Peacock ultimately paid the price for his overreaction, being cited for disorderly conduct along with a $160 fine. KPCW reported.
Kempton was fined $130 for passing too closely, a citation he said was later withdrawn.
Dash Cam Images Posted on Kempton’s TikTok page shows him driving down a narrow two-way road and turning slightly to the left to give the cyclist a wider space.
Still, Kempton’s driving left Peacock seething, as he ran after the skater to give him a piece of his mind.
The older man can be seen standing outside the car and aggressively opening Kempton’s car door while shouting: ‘I’m going to call the police and you’re not leaving!’ You won’t leave!
‘What are you doing? Why are you so irritable? Kempton asked calmly as he got out of his car.
Peacock at one point put his hand on the young man’s shoulder to try to keep him inside the vehicle while he called police, referring to the 22-year-old as a “very aggressive teenager.”
“He’s recording me because he’s an idiot, and I want you guys to come and give this guy a ticket,” Peacock said on the call. “I would be willing to testify against this guy in court.”
Dashcam footage posted to Kempton’s TikTok page shows him driving down a narrow two-way road and turning slightly to the left to give the cyclist (pictured right) a wider space.
At one point, Peacock put his hand on Kempton’s shoulder to try to keep him inside his car while he called the police, referring to the 22-year-old as a “very aggressive teenager” (pictured: Kempton getting out of his car ).
Throughout the incident, Peacock called Kempton a “liar” and a “moron,” while accusing him of trying to leave the scene.
Peacock also said he didn’t “feel safe” after Kempton’s friend, who he was with at the skate park, stood near the front of the car as the confrontation unfolded. The cyclist accused the couple of “intimidating” him.
When police arrived, Peacock backed up his bike to meet an officer, who told him to walk back from the scene.
“I’m the complaining party,” Peacock told the officer.
“Fantastic,” the officer responded.
in a tracking videoKempton showed an email from Park City Deputy City Attorney Tricia Lake saying his subpoena would be dismissed.
In the same email, he told Kempton that no additional charges could be filed against Peacock since he had already paid his fine.
“The only thing I can do is file a civil lawsuit,” Kempton told his 8,400 followers.
Kempton was fined $130 for passing too closely, a citation he said was later withdrawn.
“The only thing I can do is file a civil lawsuit,” Kempton told his 8,400 followers.
In a follow-up video, Kempton showed an email from Park City Deputy City Attorney Tricia Lake saying his subpoena would be dismissed.
Peacock later told KCW that he initially never intended to call the police and simply wanted to tell Kempton to be more careful.
“I lost my temper,” he told the outlet. “I didn’t go there with the intention of hitting them or doing anything other than just saying, ‘Hey, you got too close to me. And I’m upset about that. I’m angry about that.” And then his reaction just made me angry.
Peacock claims to have had many close calls while biking and said he had never confronted anyone before.
“This guy, unfortunately, was the object of my ire because of all these other incidents,” he told KPCW.
utah law requires giving bicyclists and other “vulnerable” road users a three-foot space when passing.
According to KPCW, several cyclists were injured in Park City in accidents with motorists.
