LexRides

[seicer]

I don't think much more can be said than that. 1 dead, 10 injured.

Car crashes into bike race; one dead
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- A car plowed into a weekend bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others, police said.

The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race, said police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez.

A photograph taken by a city official showed bicyclists and equipment being hurled high into the air by the collision.

Rodriguez said Juan Campos was charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey.

Authorities said the wreck happened 15 minutes into the 34-kilometer (21 mile) race Sunday along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.

Campos said he is an American citizen living in Brownsville. The U.S. Consulate could not immediately confirm that.

"We are looking into the incident in terms of whether American citizens were involved," consulate spokesman Todd Huizinga said.
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Sherman Cahal | Cincy Rides

[sailorjames]

Fucking hell...I guess the only small desperate flicker of a bright side to this is he'll be going to a Mexican jail instead of a US one? That's terrible.

[brokebike]

I can see that image going on many alleycat spokecard graphics now.

[chadwick2wheels]

that gives me cold chills
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The sound of a car door opening in front of you is similar to the sound of a gun being cocked. ~Amy Webster

[roller]

that is truly fucked up. Tough life for bikers: hostile sober drivers or drunken rogue waves.