A boys basketball coach in Connecticut is facing charges of vehicular assault after he allegedly rammed his car into a parent from the opposing team during a heated argument over a game.
Harrowing video shows 29-year-old coach Brian Baez Rivera allegedly assaulting the victim on Saturday. in the morning at Horace W. Porter School in Hartford, Connecticut State Police said in a news release.
Hit your parent with your car after an argument
after a basketball game he coached. connecticut state police
According to the video, the parent was hit so hard that he was thrown onto the hood of the car and then slammed onto the concrete.
Police said the parent suffered “visible” but “non-life-threatening” injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Baez-Rivera is charged with further breach of peace, risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment, state police said.
According to an arrest report released by authorities, the two apparently got into a heated exchange over a basketball game that Baez-Rivera had just coached at the school.
The victims told authorities that they approached the coach after the game, but when the discussion got out of hand, Baez-Rivera “deliberately” hit them with his car.
Baez-Rivera then called police and claimed the victim chased her before walking in front of her car, according to the release.
“Baez-Rivera reported that multiple people then began chasing his vehicle and he left the property out of concern for his safety and the safety of his passengers, including a minor child,” the release states. are.
Security video of the entire altercation shows the victim chasing Baez-Rivera's car and stepping into the street to block it. However, Baez-Rivera did not appear to be slowing down either and continued driving, hitting the victim and driving off, according to the video.
Police said Baez-Rivera was arrested without incident and released on $5,000 bail.
The alleged hit-and-run comes about a month after another erratic boys basketball coach was arrested for punching a referee in the face during a Pennsylvania tournament over a disagreement over one of his calls.
