Justin Michaels Wilkens is the motorcyclist who suffered a broken clavicle, a fractured rib and other injures in the incident involving the excessive force of [[LINK|lang_en|capt-rob-edwards|Capt.

Rob Wayne Edwards]].

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Video of the incident shows Wilkens speeding past Capt. Rob Edwards, who was in an unmarked Chevrolet Camaro police car.

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On that afternoon, Wilkens was enjoying a spirited ride on Crow Road in Eugene when he drew attention to himself by passing a state trooper in an unmarked black Camaro.

Captain Edwards -- then a lieutenant -- flipped on his flashing emergency lights, but not the siren, initiating a three-minute chase.

Wilkens says he never saw those lights.

^[3]"You can't turn around 100 percent behind you when you're riding a motorcycle," Wilkens testified.

"For one, you don't want to do that because you take your eyes off the road.

The mirror on the motorcycle vibrates.

His car was an undercover car with low-profile lights....

When I found out that I was getting pulled over, I pulled over."

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Edwards began to pursue Wilkens and then rear-ended his 2006 Aprilia sportbike.

The police captain (lieutenant at the time) can then be seen pointing a gun at Wilkens and kicking him in the chest.

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Justin Michaels Wilkens denies trying to escape from the veteran state trooper.

He claims he didn’t recognize Edwards’ unmarked Chevrolet Camaro as a police vehicle and did not realize he was being followed until moments before he pulled the motorcycle to the side of the road and stopped.

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Jurors determined Edwards violated Wilkens' rights by kicking him; was negligent in rear-ending the motorcycle; and also violated his rights by pointing a gun at him and using force to handcuff him and pull him to his feet.

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Capt. Rob Wayne Edwards was ordered to pay Justin Michael Wilkens $181,170 in damages.

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