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I, too, don't think the doctor who deliberately injured two cyclists is a bit sorry for his actions, only for being caught.

He got off easy, just a mere five years.

On the day of the crash, Thompson said, he was driving down the road on his way to work when several cyclists swore at him and flipped him off as he called on them to ride single file. He said he stopped his car to take a photo to identify the riders and never intended to hurt anyone.

But the cyclists said the doctor was acting aggressively from the start. They said he honked loudly from behind and passed by dangerously close as they moved to ride single file before he pulled in front and braked hard.

A police officer told jurors that Thompson said shortly after the crash that he slammed on his brakes in front of the riders to "teach them a lesson."

One cyclist, Ron Peterson, was flung face-first into the rear window of Thompson's red Infiniti, breaking his front teeth and nose and cutting his face. The other cyclist, Christian Stoehr, slammed into the sidewalk and suffered a separated shoulder.

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