Motorist, Hermosa Beach closing in on settlement
The city of Hermosa Beach and a motorist accusing the HB police department of conspiracy appear to be closing in on a settlement. Former Hermosa Beach police officer Anthony Parente, who retired last June, stands accused of ramming his police motorcycle into the back of Brian Hitchcock’s BMW in June 2010 at Ford Avenue and Artesia Boulevard in Redondo Beach. Police Officer Anthony Parente lies in the back seat of a convertible following a June collision. Witness’ cell phone photo courtesy RBPD The collision vaulted Parente over his handlebars and into Hitchcock’s back seat. The bizarre scene was captured on camera by onlookers, and the image of Parente’s booted feet sticking out of the car went viral on the internet. Hitchcock, a technical writer for Skechers in Manhattan Beach, was originally accused of stopping abruptly and causing Parente to strike his vehicle. But after the charges against Hitchcock were dropped last January, Hitchcock, 60, filed suit in Federal Court in July accusing Parente of purposefully ramming his car in order to obtain medical leave. “Parente knew he was the sole and exclusive cause of this traffic collision and attempted to shift blame to [Hitchcock],”…
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