Corona Man Arrested in Road Rage Assault on Cyclists

Newport Beach police have arrested a Corona resident on charges of assault with a deadly weapon following a road rage incident involving professional cyclist Luke Fetzer and his riding partner Ben Byra on March 21, 2026, along Pacific Coast Highway.

Authorities identified the suspect as Samir Weiss, who was taken into custody on March 26 during the execution of a search warrant at his home. Officers seized a blue BMW sedan as evidence in the case. Weiss faces felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon, punishable by up to four years in prison, as well as a misdemeanor count of obstructing or delaying arrest. The Orange County District Attorney's Office will determine whether to pursue prosecution, and no court date has been scheduled. Police stated that the investigation remains active, with no additional details released.

The confrontation began around 11 a.m. as Fetzer, the reigning U.S. Under-23 men's criterium champion, and Byra rode single file in the designated bike lane on East Coast Highway, adhering to traffic rules. According to Fetzer's account, the blue BMW honked aggressively, swerved toward the cyclists at an intersection, and a passenger yelled homophobic...