A motorist made homophobic remarks toward three men on a Hillcrest roadside, then assaulted one of them, biting off a piece of his ear, 10News reported.

A 43-year-old man and his two companions were in a parked car in the 500 block of Redwood Street last night when a man in another vehicle drove up at about 11:10 p.m. Friday, told them to get out of the way and called them "faggots," according to San Diego police.

When the 43-year-old man got out of the car to confront the suspect, the assailant punched him, knocking him to the ground, and bit off a piece of his ear, San Diego police Sgt. Alan Hayward said.

The victim got back into his vehicle and drove away, he said.