'Very silly' motorist loses job after tweeting about knocking cyclist off bike

Woman loses job after tweet about knocking cyclist off bike

A teen motorist has reportedly lost her job after tweeting that she knocked a cyclist off his bike in Surrey before driving off on Thursday.

Before it was deleted, the account's bio read: "I'm a very silly 18 year old girl that tweets about knocking a cyclist off their bike then driving off."

According to the Evening Standard, the tweets, which have now been deleted, read: "I just knocked a cyclist off his bike with my wing mirror. I was driving like 10mph. I didn't stop because he got upjQuery19106248854908626527_1429873754646"

And another read: "Why do f***ing cyclist [sic] ride in the f***ing road c****?"

The tweeter voluntarily took herself to the police station, and Surrey Roads Police said she has been cautioned.

In a tweet, they also revealed the girl has reportedly lost her job over the incident.

Update re Tweeter who had tweeted she had knocked a cyclist off on route to work. No cyclist has come forward to us to report any incident..
- Surrey Roads Police (@SurreyRoadCops) April 22, 2015

The author of the Tweet attended Staines Police station and has been warned about her behaviour. She informs us as a result of her tweet...
- Surrey Roads Police (@SurreyRoadCops) April 22, 2015

She has lost her job. Hopefully this acts as a reminder to all. Posting such comments as she did on SM can have an impact on you or others
- Surrey Roads Police (@SurreyRoadCops) April 22, 2015

A Surrey Police spokesman said: "Surrey Police received reports at the end of March that a woman claimed on social media to have made contact with a cyclist while driving her car in Staines.

"The driver voluntarily attended Staines Police Station on April 22 and was given words of advice in relation to the incident."