State v. Farnworth

HAGEN, Judge:

¶1 A motorcyclist and his eleven-year-old daughter were riding along Wasatch Boulevard in Salt Lake City when they became embroiled in a road rage incident with another driver, Casey Farnworth. The altercation ended when the motorcyclist and his daughter were thrown from the motorcycle, and Farnworth sped off toward the interstate. Fearing that Farnworth would get away, and despite his attempts to outmaneuver them, two couples independently followed Farnworth and called 911 with his license plate number.

¶2 Farnworth was subsequently charged with aggravated assault, child abuse,…