Driver's view may have been obstructed by other vehicles, traffic analyst says

The driver of a car that collided with a bicycle last summer told police he didn't know if the cyclist was "alive or dead" in theminutes after the crash took place.

The trial forJordanArsenault-Loeman, 25, resumed Thursdayafternoon in the third day of the trial in P.E.I. Provincial court in Charlottetown.

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The Saint John, N.B., manhas pleaded not guilty to makingan unsafe turn after his vehiclecollided with a bicycleon August 1, 2015 on Brackley Point Road in Charlottetown.

The cyclist, 60 year old Alan Stanley, isparalyzed from the chest down.

A video of Arsenault-Loeman'sinterview with policewas played in court Thursday. In it, hetells police the bicycle was movingfaster than the cars on the road at the time of the crash.

A traffic analyst with Charlottetown police, who examined the crashscene, testified he believed the driver's view of the oncomingbicycle may have been obstructed by other oncoming vehicles, as thecar turned left.

He said the cyclist's helmet was shattered, the car was dented on the passenger side, and the bike lost its back wheel.

The analyst testified he believes the car made an unsafe turn.

Arsenault-Loeman is expected to testify in his own defence.

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