drunk driver plows into peloton
by Phillip Barron
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.
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…
What the hell is going on here?
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Worse yet, check out the wider-angle version of the photo & try to explain how/why the drunk/asleep driver managed to evade the police escort (or is that wrong-way-round?): http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/2008/06/02/bikers-down-2/