Nearby residents tried to save Mr Trower, but he died at the scene, on Forster Street in the Geelong suburb of Norlane. "It showed complete disregard for Mr Trower's welfare." He claimed he had intended to knock Mr Trower off the scooter, but not kill him, after being "driven crazy" by rumours about him and his girlfriend. "Collisions involving motor vehicles and pedestrians, or riders, are often referred to as accidents, the collision with Mr Trower was no accident," he said. "Your unlawful act, deliberately striking Mr Trower with your motor vehicle, was an extremely dangerous act."