1 Dead as Drunk Driver Plows into Bike Race

witchofthedogs · #1 06-03-2008, 05:49 AM

1 dead as car plows into Mexican bike race

Police say American driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep at wheel

A car collides with cyclists participating in a race in Mexico's northern border city of Matamoros on Sunday.

MONTERREY, Mexico - A car plowed into a bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others.

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

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 37-year-old Alejandro Alvarez of Monterrey.

Authorities said the wreck happened 15 minutes into the 34-kilometer 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.

Wow... Just, wow.

Chase · #2 06-03-2008, 05:52 AM

That is one crazy picture....holy moly..

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Kid Lester · #3 06-03-2008, 07:09 AM

Crikey!

How the hell is only 1 person dead from that? Looks like he hit 20 people head on!

SCRAPPY · #4 06-03-2008, 07:12 AM

Ouch!! That's a horrible sight!!

wendy · #5 06-03-2008, 07:19 AM

I HATE drunk drivers; I can not think of a more arrogant, self-centered, foolish act than to drive drunk. It is so easily prevented yet we still have morons who have no respect for anyone else's life or well-being who think nothing of climbing behind the wheel after drinking. What a tragedy; I feel so badly for the families of the victims. Even though the report is "one dead" my instinct tells me that there may be more who will die from injuries sustained or at the very least some severe head and spinal injuries which will absolutely alter lives as much as a death in the family would.

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Naomi · #6 06-03-2008, 08:49 AM

I totaly agree Wendy and could not have said it better

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Roogle · #7 06-03-2008, 09:23 AM

Someone is gonna use this story in the plot of some new movie. I can just feel it. Horrible sight in reality. However, in a fictional setting.......

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longnecker · #8 06-03-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wendy

I HATE drunk drivers; I can not think of a more arrogant, self-centered, foolish act than to drive drunk. It is so easily prevented yet we still have morons who have no respect for anyone else's life or well-being who think nothing of climbing behind the wheel after drinking. What a tragedy; I feel so badly for the families of the victims. Even though the report is "one dead" my instinct tells me that there may be more who will die from injuries sustained or at the very least some severe head and spinal injuries which will absolutely alter lives as much as a death in the family would.

So many lives have been ruined including the drivers by sheer stuidity...