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Old 06-02-2008, 11:12 PM   #1
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June 4, 2008: Impact

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Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico(Monday June-2-2008) Seven competitors from yesterday cyclist race were severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver, one of them died and other three were hospitalized. The drunk driver was arrested after the rest of the participants tried to lynch him.

30 year old Alejandro Alvarez, from Brownsville,Texas, was pronounced dead on the scene, while Alejandro Salvador Tamez, 18, Juan Machaita, 38, and Guadalupe Martinez,, 16, were severely injured.

Cyclists were participating in a race from Matamoros to Bagdad Beach, when drunk driver Jesse Campos, a Brownsville, Texas resident, in his Ford Grand Marquis, license 659-FKF from Texas, impacted seven cyclists, even as they were being escorted by Local Transit Officials.
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Old 06-02-2008, 11:26 PM   #2
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Yard sale!!
Also nice work on the cop's part.. don't want to scratch up that new Dodge police cruiser.
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Old 06-02-2008, 11:39 PM   #3
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wow. knocks out that whole "you can never get a picture of an accident" thing
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Old 06-03-2008, 12:02 AM   #4
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Yeah, good thing that cop was there. Serve and protect.
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Old 06-03-2008, 12:07 AM   #5
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Remember, these are Mexican cops. More like the Decepticon cop: "to punish and enslave"
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Old 06-03-2008, 12:07 AM   #6
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they had it coming. you know these are the schmucks that normally ride on roads that follow creeks through the woods that have no shoulder.....that constantly cause near accidents, and then give you attitude for blowing your horn as you pass them. yet another reason that i wish i kept a paintball gun in my car.
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Old 06-03-2008, 12:56 AM   #7
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"Really, officer, it was an accident. I was just driving along when suddenly a swan with a broken wing fell out of the sky and landed right on my windshield. It blocked my view!"
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Old 06-03-2008, 02:06 AM   #8
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is that some guys helmet coming off or his whole head?
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Old 06-03-2008, 02:55 AM   #9
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lumberjim, are you saying that these cyclists are of a type who constantly cause near accidents by breaking the law or riding in an unsafe manner? Or are you arguing that their mere presence on certain roads is unsafe and puts the burden of responsibility on them in case of a collision?
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Old 06-03-2008, 03:54 AM   #10
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It looks to me like they were going, or coming in this direction, in both of the wrong lanes..
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Old 06-03-2008, 06:13 AM   #11
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Ah horrible.
The human body is so vulnerable.
It's so sad that these were people in prime physical condition - probably exercised daily, didn't smoke, didn't drink too much, looked after their bodies and what they put in them.

Then wallop. Just because some arsehole thinks the law doesn't apply to him and he's a safe driver no matter how much he's swilled down, it's all over for one of them. And physical therapy rather than exercise is on the cards for another three.

Amazing picture though.
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Old 06-03-2008, 07:03 AM   #12
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It looks to me like they were going, or coming in this direction, in both of the wrong lanes..
Actually, they were traveling on the right side of the road, weren't they? Look at the street signs.
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Old 06-03-2008, 07:37 AM   #13
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They had it coming? Jeez, one of them died. Right there in that picture we are seeing his final moments.
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Old 06-03-2008, 08:56 AM   #14
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they had it coming. you know these are the schmucks that normally ride on roads that follow creeks through the woods that have no shoulder.....that constantly cause near accidents, and then give you attitude for blowing your horn as you pass them. yet another reason that i wish i kept a paintball gun in my car.
LJ, sometimes I think you're all right.

This isn't one of those moments.
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Old 06-03-2008, 10:45 AM   #15
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Actually, they were traveling on the right side of the road, weren't they? Look at the street signs.
Which means the police car is on the wrong side - so, were the police trying to block the path of the drunk driver and was the drunk driver avoiding collision with the police car?
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