In Beverly Hills, they do everything big. Mansions are big. The retail prices on Rodeo Drive — huge. The Mercedes-Benz G Class SUVs — massive.

So it's no wonder then, when road rage happens in the gilded city, it can be off the Richter scale:

Cops say a bicyclist and a BMW driver got into it earlier this month resulting in the motorist having a fist sandwich courtesy of said rider.

But that wasn't the end of the story.


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Enraged, the driver allegedly followed the two-wheeler into an alley in the 9000 block of Wilshire Boulevard and then “intentionally rammed the bicyclist with his vehicle pinning him to a metal rolling trash bin,” according to a Beverly Hills Police Department statement.

The bicyclist was treated and released, Lt. Lincoln Hoshino told us.

The driver took off, and now detectives want to have a word with him. It all happened April 3, but now cops have released surveillance video (below) of the BMW in question hoping the public will help track the suspect down.

13-13027 from Beverly Hills Police Department on Vimeo.

The car is described as a white 2008 BMW 328i sedan, possibly with front-end damage. The man behind the wheel appeared to be in his mid-30s and had dark hair, dark eyes and a thin build, cops said.

Hoshino calls him more than a hit-and-run suspect. He's wanted for attempted murder, the lieutenant told us.

The bicyclist appears to be off the hook for punching the guy, but Hoshino said that would be up to the District Attorney's office.

Know who the BMW driver might be? Call 310-285-2125,

See also: LA's Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemic.

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