The driver involved in the 50-cyclist accident on Southern Cross Drive in Sydney last week has gone missing.
'Jason', who called in to 2GB’s Ray Hadley Show on Friday to explain his actions, has vanished, with police unable to find him to serve him with a court summons.
On Friday 'Jason' called Ray Hadley to say the accident wasn't his fault and that the group of cyclists was trying to overtake him when a number of them smashed into his car.
He claimed a mechanical problem caused his sudden stop - his car had just been converted to dual-fuel and a gas misfire meant he had to pull over.
“I stopped, full-stopped. I had to because I put it in park to switch it to petrol to try to get it to start – it wouldn’t start on gas,” he explained
“So that was a good 20-seconds and then – like I said – some rode past me.”
He says he was intimidated by threats and abuse from the group, which is why he failed to stop or get out of his vehicle.
But Olympic cyclist Ben Kersten, who was also on the line on the Ray Hadley Show, was furious with the explanation.
"Mate, you're a lying dog," he told 'Jason'.
"Everything you just said is complete and utter bull. I can't believe you have the nerve to ring up and try to say this.
"I was there and I saw it all. You're a liar. We've got 50 witnesses to confirm that everything you've said is complete bull."
