Car crashes into bike race; one dead

[Guest db99wj]

This is a very disturbing story and there is a picture of the incident, as it happens, very graphic (not blood or anything, but the actual collision)

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/mexico.bikers.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

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.

http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/mexico.bikers.ap/art.bikerace.cnn.jpg

A car plows into a crowd of bicyclists participating in a race on a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border.

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.

[Punisher84]

Saw that earlier. Pretty crazy. That's why I don't ride a bike.

[Smith]

As sad as the story is, I did find it rather ironic that the guy was trying to claim he was an American citizen in Mexico. Is that reverse illegal immigration problems?

[Guest Fuel]

Saw that earlier. Pretty crazy. That's why I don't ride a bike.

That's why I don't ride a bike on the road. I much prefer to take my chances on singletrack. Rocks and trees are much easier on you than 3000 lb cars.

[Punisher84]

That's why I don't ride a bike on the road. I much prefer to take my chances on singletrack. Rocks and trees are much easier on you than 3000 lb cars.

Well put.

[Guest betobeto]

anything on two wheels always looses to four. If I can't be strapped in for the ride I don't go....

[Guest db99wj]

I have a lot of friends that have started road bike riding (non motorizied) Here in east Memphis where I live, there is a road, by my kids school and my church that they ride. Stuff like this makes me nervous for my friends.