People v. Campos CA4/2

I. FACTS1

On July 3, 2017, Campos and the victim, Eric, were both driving northbound on I-

215. Eric was driving a motorcycle. Campos was driving recklessly, swerving through

traffic, tailgating, and passing other drivers on the right shoulder and center median. At

some point, Campos pulled up behind Eric and began tailgating him, nearly hitting him.

Eric moved into the middle lane, and Campos pulled up alongside him. The two

exchanged hand gestures, and Campos indicated for Eric to pull over. On the side of the

road, their argument became physical. Campos reported Eric knocked him down and

continued to hit him, while Eric claims Campos was also hitting him. Eric eventually

stopped fighting, gathered Campos’s belongings from the ground and handed them to

1The facts underlying Campos’s convictions are taken from the police reports attached as exhibit 1 to Campos’s successful motion to augment the record.

2 him, telling him to leave. Campos got back in his car, drove into Eric’s motorcycle, then

left.

When the police responded to the scene, Eric did not appear to be hurt and he

didn’t report any physical injuries. He said Campos hit his motorcycle with his car and…