Road Bike Race Death

[Edogawakikkoman]

Aye karumba!

News Story with photos..........a US man high on cocaine ploughed into a group of Mexican cyclists - killing one and injuring at least five others.

"THIS horrifying picture shows the moment a US man high on cocaine ploughed into a group of Mexican cyclists - killing one and injuring at least five others.

Jesse Campos, 29, was arrested after hitting the cyclists, who were competing in the third annual Matamoros-Bagdad Cycling Tour, as he tried to overtake their police escort on Sunday.

US rider Alejandro Alvarez, 30, was killed while five others - including a 14-year-old - remain in a critical condition in hospital.

Authorities told Mexican media that Campos admitted to using cocaine prior to the accident."

 

[Phil]

Seen pictures of this from over on Bike Forums. Fairly horrific.

 

[Edogawakikkoman]

Seen pictures of this from over on Bike Forums. Fairly horrific.

I thought the photos were a photoshop joke at first.... looks like a Star Wars explosion.

 

[Freeride39]

Fatal road bike accident in Mexico. All I can say is WTF is up with this driver. Read below:
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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.