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@lemonade
well it would never be murder - extremely unlikely that there actually was, let alone could be proved, any intent to kill the cyclist (as opposed to simply to harm him). so manslaughter at worst.
also, whilst i think it's absolutely revolting that the guy is trying to make money out of it with his book, and i have signed the petition, the guy should still be considered innocent until proven guilty. it is at least possible that there is no conspiracy, and the prosecutors genuinely did not think they had a good enough case to bring it to trial (it is very common for this to happen). it is also seems possible (although i've only read the wikipedia article so admit to not being the best informed) that it might be true that he accidentally bumped the cyclist's rear wheel, and then when his car was grabbed he felt threatened and was just trying to get the guy off his car.
i'm genuinely not trying to play devil's advocate, and my heart goes out to the family and friends of the cyclist, it is undoubtedly a terrible tragedy - but in my opinion we ought to think twice. just because he is a horrible human being and trying to make money out of the situation doesn't mean we ought to call him a murderer.