Only 1 dead, but it's a miracle there aren't a lot more.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/mexico.bikers.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/mexico.bikers.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest
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
It's hard to believe that someone is dying right there. RIP.I can't even look at it.
Scared to die huh?I can't even look at it.
i thought it was fake when i first saw it, a very surreal photo.OMG! what a photo!
How about this bitch: 3rd place in the Norcal Mountain Bike HS League.Scared to die huh?
Hurry up and help some people before you go.
Um, what? Not really my fight but how does your response address his statement?How about this bitch: 3rd place in the Norcal Mountain Bike HS League.
http://www.contracostacompositeteam.com/team.htm
worst that can happen almost did yesterday: met a moto coming up captain jacks on a off-camber blind turn.i agree... i dont ride roads
The cyclist got to die quick... the drivers live is over, but he still has to experience the misery of it. The death penalty is too good for some.entering the Mexican prison system...
If Mr. Po Po tried to block the oncoming car with his department's NEW dodge charger and it gets wrecked, I'm sure he'd end up in prison after he gets outta the hospital. I think that was a moment of self preservation.First, notice the Police car on the right hand side of the photo. It looks like he moved out of the way of the oncoming car, leaving the cyclists directly in the path of the drunk driver.
It also looks like he hit them head-on. Unbelievable.
Yeah, I'm sure it was just his natural reaction, but that car could have been easily replaced.I think that was a moment of self preservation.
There are several things wrong with that picture that make me hope it is a photoshop. Of course the cop is one thing but the other cyclist who seems to have stopped on the side of the road seems out of place too.Not too rehash this, but I was looking at this version of the picture from another site and noticed a couple of things that weren't visible in the other pic.
First, notice the Police car on the right hand side of the photo. It looks like he moved out of the way of the oncoming car, leaving the cyclists directly in the path of the drunk driver.
It also looks like he hit them head-on. Unbelievable.
There are several things wrong with that picture that make me hope it is a photoshop. Of course the cop is one thing but the other cyclist who seems to have stopped on the side of the road seems out of place too.