MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Police video released on Friday shows a man riding a bike while appearing to make contact with a patrol car on Ocean Drive in South Beach.
A police officer arrested Vladimir Tovar, the man riding the bike, on Thursday evening. He was still wearing his bike shoes and cycling gear when he walked out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Tovar claims he was just trying to maneuver around the squad car on his ride. Police officers parked their police car in the middle of the bike lane. Tovar said he put his hand on the squad car just to stabilize himself so he wouldn’t fall over…