Horrific moment teen driver ‘deliberately runs down’ retired police chief riding his bike
Andreas Probst retired from the police force and moved to Las Vegas to enjoy his golden years.
The New York Post is reporting that 64-year-old Andreas Probst, a former police chief from California, was killed after he was allegedly struck down in cold blood by two teenagers speeding down North Tenaya Way, cheering and laughing on social media as they targeted him.
Probst, who was enjoying a morning bike ride on August 14, was struck from behind.
But it’s what the teens said next on the video that was disturbing.
“Yeah, hit his ass!” encouraged the passenger, who was recording the entire video.
The Hyundai can then be seen speeding up, and the sound of glass can be heard smashing, before Probst’s body rolls to the ground.
“Damn! That [n-word] got knocked out!” said the passenger as the driver is then heard flooring the gas. “We gotta get out of here!”
Probst was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
“He was honestly like a ray of sunshine,” Taylor Probst said of her father. “That just bled through your life.”
“He was an amazing man, a husband,” Probst’s wife, Crystal, added. “A father, a brother.”
No further details about the teen charged with Probst’s murder have been released, and it’s not clear whether the passenger has been charged with any crime. source
Footage shows teen driver appear to deliberately hit and kill retired police chief Andreas Probst
A retired California police chief appeared to be deliberately mowed down and killed while riding his bike in Las Vegas by a laughing teenage driver whose pal can be heard saying “Yeah, hit his ass,” video of the incident shows.
Andreas Probst, 64, was killed after he was deliberately struck while out for a morning bike ride around 6 a.m. on Aug. 14, according to Las Vegas police.
The unidentified 17-year-old driver of the Hyundai was arrested by police soon afterward, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The teen has since been charged with murder, after police discovered a video posted to social media that allegedly showed him deliberately hitting the man.
This weekend, the shocking footage went viral online, showing the driver asking his pals “ready?” as the passenger films, laughing.
“Yeah, hit his ass,” he tells the driver before plowing into the retiree.
The disturbing clip begins with the passengers cursing at other cars as they speed by on the North Tenaya Way, near West Centennial Parkway.
The video shows the car approaching a man in red riding a bicycle on the side of the road from behind. With his friends’ encouragement, the driver pulls into the bike lane behind him, honks his horn, and deliberately smashes directly into his back tire with a loud bang, sending the cyclist flying.
The passenger films the man lying helplessly on the side of the road behind the vehicle.
“Damn that n—a got knocked out!” the passenger says as the driver can be heard stepping on the gas.
Probst was taken to University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to the Review Journal.
It’s not clear if the passenger who filmed the killing has been charged with any crime.
The 17-year-old was arrested the same day as the Probst’s death on suspicion of hit and run. He was later charged with murder because of the video, though the date the charges were set was not clear.
The former cop had moved to Sin City after he retired as chief of police in Bell, California in 2009, according to reports.
Earlier this month, a memorial service was held for Probst, who spent 35 years in law enforcement, KLAS reported.
“He was honestly like a ray of sunshine,” Taylor Probst said of her father. “That just bled through your life.”
“He was an amazing man, a husband,” Probst’s wife, Crystal, added. “A father, a brother.” source
US: Teen deliberately hits and kills retired police chief on bicycle, video goes viral
A laughing teenage driver in California, United States deliberately mowed down and killed a retired police chief, who was riding his bicycle in Las Vegas, as his friends can be heard saying “Yeah, hit his ass,” as was seen in video of the incident.
64-year-old Andreas Probst was killed after he was struck deliberately by the teenage driver while out for a morning bicycle ride around 6 am on August 14, as per Las Vegas police.
Soon after the incident, the police arrested the unidentified 17-year-old driver, reported The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The teen was charged with murder after the police found a video shared on social media in which he can be seen deliberately ramming the man’s bicycle from behind.
Horrific footage of the incident goes viral
The shocking footage of the man getting deliberately hit by the teen went viral this weekend. In the video, the driver asks his pals “ready?” as the passenger starts filming the video.
The video begins with the passengers throwing abuse at other cars as the speed of the car increases on the North Tenaya Way, near West Centennial Parkway.
The car is then seen approaching a man, who is riding a bicycle on the side of the road. As his friends continue to encourage him, the driver takes the car in the bicycle lane, honks once, and deliberately rams the bicycle from behind, fatally hitting the cyclist. source