SUV driver cited for harassing bicyclists

The Colorado State Patrol has issued a citation to a driver who allegedly followed and harassed bicyclists in Boulder County.

75-year-old James Ernst of Erie, Colo. is charged with two counts of harassment, one count of impeding the flow of traffic, and one count of improper use of a horn or warning device.

Dirk Friel, a bicyclist, posted a video on a website on Sunday showing the driver slowly trailing the cyclists as the driver repeatedly honked the horn at them throughout the two-minute clip.

Friel tells the Longmont Times-Call he was worried the driver would cause an accident. He says his biking companion had to use his hand to push off as the vehicle finally passed them.