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‘Road rage grandma’ Sandra Marie Wicksted, 61, charged after she ‘intentionally’ ran over a female cyclist and tried to hit four others in a horrific road rage attack

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Enraged motorist &&num;8216&semi;intentionally&&num;8217&semi; ran over and killed a female cyclist and tries to hit four others in a horrific road rage attack in Claremont&comma; California on Saturday morning<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>That driver&comma; Sandra Marie Wicksted&comma; was arrested and charged with murder on Saturday  <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Authorities said Wicksted&comma; 61&comma; ran over and killed Leslie Pray&comma; 54&comma; as she rode her bicycle <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>The impact of crash sent Pray across a yard and into a driveway&comma; where she died<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Four other cyclists told police Wicksted tried to hit them before Pray was killed<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Wicksted&&num;8217&semi;s bail was set at &dollar;2million and the incident is still under investigatio<&sol;span><&sol;strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">n <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301412" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Leslie-Pray-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Leslie Pray 1&period;JPG" width&equals;"696" height&equals;"375" &sol;><strong>Leslie Pray &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was killed on Sunday after 61-year-old Sandra Marie Wicksted run her over four others in horrifying road rage killing in California<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">A 61-year-old woman has been charged with running over a cyclist and trying to run over four others in horrifying road rage killing in California&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sandra Marie Wicksted ran over Leslie Ann Pray&comma; 54&comma; as she rode her bicycle in a Claremont neighborhood around 11&period;30am Sunday morning&comma; according to prosecutors&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities said the impact of the crash sent Pray across a yard and into a driveway&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police said Pray died at the scene of the collision with Wicksted&&num;8217&semi;s 1996 Mercury Tracer&comma; which was reported at 11&colon;37 a&period;m&period; Saturday in the 1900 block of Mills Avenue&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Based on the investigation&comma; it was determined that the driver intended to strike the bicyclist&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Claremont Police Lt&period; Eric Huizar said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Wicksted&comma; who was treated at a hospital for unspecified injuries&comma; was arrested just after 12&colon;05 p&period;m&period; and has remained in custody since then in lieu of &dollar;2 million bail&comma; according to jail record&period; Prosecutors however&comma; plan to request an increase to &dollar;6&period;2 million&period;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Wicksted has been charged with murder for allegedly running over Pray&period; She was also charged with four counts of attempted murder for trying&comma; and failing&comma; to run down four other riders before she killed Pray&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301413" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Leslie-Pray-and-Betsey-Hipple-right-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Leslie Pray&comma; and Betsey Hipple &lbrack;right&rsqb; 1&period;JPG" width&equals;"671" height&equals;"515" &sol;><strong>Pray &lbrack;left&rsqb; was riding her bicycle in a Claremont neighborhood on Saturday when the incident occurred&period; Pray&&num;8217&semi;s partner of nine years&comma; Betsey Hipple &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; spoke during a vigil on Monday night&period; &&num;8216&semi;I cherished her&period; She was a profoundly gentle soul&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301416" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Leslie-Prays-vigil-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Leslie Pray's vigil 2&period;jpg" width&equals;"865" height&equals;"575" &sol;>Authorities said the impact of the crash sent Pray across a yard and into a driveway &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; where she died&period; <&sol;strong>Hundreds attended a vigil on Monday night <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>Pray was on the bike lane&comma; Wicksted was across the street in another lane&period; Skids marks from the incident were visible at the scene&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&&num;8216&semi;The fact that the bicyclist was driving northbound on Mills in a bicycle lane&comma; and the vehicle was travelling southbound&comma; with skids we found at the scene shows a direct line right into the bicyclist&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Lt Eric Huizar told <a class&equals;"class" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;claremont-woman-61-charged-with-murder-for-allegedly-striking-cyclist-intentionally&sol;4634352&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">ABC 7<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s clear to us that she intended to strike the bicyclist&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Claremont Police Chief Shelley Vander Veen echoed Huizar&&num;8217&semi;s conclusion and said their &&num;8216&semi;investigation shows it was an intentional act and it was completely senseless&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Four other cyclists told investigators that Wicksted tried to hit them just moments before Pray was killed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Hundreds attended a vigil on Monday night on Mills Avenue to remember Pray&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Pray&&num;8217&semi;s partner of nine years&comma; Betsey Hipple&comma; spoke during the vigil&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I cherished her&period; She was a profoundly gentle soul&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&comma; according to <a class&equals;"class" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;losangeles&period;cbslocal&period;com&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;05&sol;she-was-a-gentle-soul-hundreds-remember-cyclist-killed-in-intentional-crash&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">CBS<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301417" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Leslie-Prays-bike-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Leslie Pray's bike 2&period;jpg" width&equals;"780" height&equals;"478" &sol;>Pray had just rekindled her passion for cycling &lbrack;seen at her vigil&rsqb;&comma;  this summer after 25 years<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div> Sources close to Wicksted said her &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;mental state was deteriorating” in recent years&comma; after suffering PTSD nearly a decade ago&period; The empty liquor bottles in her car suggest she may have been self-medicating&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She faces one count of murder and four counts of attempted murder&period; Her bail was set at &dollar;2million&period;  &&num;8216&semi;I think I&&num;8217&semi;ll have a sadness and carry a big gaping hole in my heart for the rest of my life&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">According to the station&comma; Pray had just rekindled her passion for cycling this summer after 25 years&period; The driver faces one count of murder and four counts of attempted murder&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;If convicted as charged&comma; Wicksted faces a possible maximum sentence of life in state prison&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Wicksted&&num;8217&semi;s bail was set at &dollar;2million&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The case remains under investigation by the Claremont Police Department&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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