Two cyclists collided on a Brooklyn street corner Wednesday afternoon — but the only thing that broke was a cellphone.
Luis Perez was riding along the Driggs Avenue bike lane around 1 p.m. when an unidentified rider wearing a striped shirt traveling the wrong way smashed into him at the North 10th Street corner, according to police.
“This creep comes out of nowhere. He just plowed right into Luis in the bike lane. He just plowed head-first into Luis,” said Helayne Seidman, Post contributing photographer and witness at the scene.
Luis Perez was riding in the bike lane when he was struck by a cyclist traveling the wrong way. Helayne Seidman for NY Post
The unidentified rider grabbed Perez’s phone from his hands. Helayne Seidman for NY Post
The angry rider smashed Perez’s phone on the pavement. Helayne Seidman for NY PostThe wrong-way rider then went berserk.
He ripped Perez’s phone from his hands and smashed it on the ground.
Perez, 24, can be seen in photographs protesting before running from the assailant.
After smashing Perez’s phone, the rider took off. Helayne Seidman for NY Post
Perez suffered some damage to his arm in the crash. Helayne Seidman for NY Post
Perez works as a delivery guy but was off-duty at the time. Helayne Seidman for NY Post“He went insane,” Seidman said. “Luis is, like, reeling in terror.”
Then the angry rider hopped back on his bicycle, damaged in the crash, and took off.
In addition to his phone, Perez suffered damage to his bike and arm. Originally from Venezuela, the young victim works as a delivery guy but wasn’t on duty at the time of the attack.
Perez called 911 and EMS responded. Police did not have any information regarding the incident.
The collision occurred at the corner of Driggs Avenue and North 10th Street. Helayne Seidman for NY Post