Driver accused of intentionally hitting bicyclist with his SUV in Montgomery County

GLENSIDE, Pa. (WPVI) -- A Montgomery County man is under arrest, accused of hitting and critically injuring a bicyclist with his SUV.

Phillip Prince, 40, is charged with attempted murder.

The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2800 block of Meyer Avenue in Glenside.

Police say Prince drove a Jeep Compass onto the sidewalk and slammed into the back of 24-year-old Colin Cassidy.

Investigators say Prince had confronted Cassidy before the crash and accused him of stealing the bicycle.

Cassidy was thrown about 90 feet and suffered "significant head trauma," the district attorney's office said.

He is currently hospitalized in critical condition.