June 4, 2008: Impact

xoxoxoBruce · 06-02-2008, 11:12 PM

From Flickr.

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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.

Bullitt · 06-02-2008, 11:26 PM

Yard sale!!
Also nice work on the cop's part.. don't want to scratch up that new Dodge police cruiser.

Cloud · 06-02-2008, 11:39 PM

wow. knocks out that whole "you can never get a picture of an accident" thing

Flint · 06-03-2008, 12:02 AM

Yeah, good thing that cop was there. Serve and protect.

Cloud · 06-03-2008, 12:07 AM

Remember, these are Mexican cops. More like the Decepticon cop: "to punish and enslave"

lumberjim · 06-03-2008, 12:07 AM

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.

newtimer · 06-03-2008, 12:56 AM

"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!"

Kagen4o4 · 06-03-2008, 02:06 AM

is that some guys helmet coming off or his whole head?

jaufrec · 06-03-2008, 02:55 AM

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?

SPUCK · 06-03-2008, 03:54 AM

It looks to me like they were going, or coming in this direction, in both of the wrong lanes..

Sundae · 06-03-2008, 06:13 AM

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.

binky · 06-03-2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

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.

DanaC · 06-03-2008, 07:37 AM

They had it coming? Jeez, one of them died. Right there in that picture we are seeing his final moments.

dar512 · 06-03-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

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.

Scriveyn · 06-03-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by binky

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?

06-02-2008, 11:26 PM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Yard sale!! Also nice work on the cop's part.. don't want to scratch up that new Dodge police cruiser. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

06-02-2008, 11:39 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	wow. knocks out that whole "you can never get a picture of an accident" thing __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-03-2008, 12:02 AM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Yeah, good thing that cop was there. Serve and protect. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-03-2008, 12:07 AM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Remember, these are Mexican cops. More like the Decepticon cop: "to punish and enslave" __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-03-2008, 12:07 AM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	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. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-03-2008, 12:56 AM	#7
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	"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!"

06-03-2008, 02:06 AM	#8
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	is that some guys helmet coming off or his whole head? __________________ something we both can enjoy??

06-03-2008, 02:55 AM	#9
jaufrec Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3	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?

06-03-2008, 03:54 AM	#10
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	It looks to me like they were going, or coming in this direction, in both of the wrong lanes..

06-03-2008, 06:13 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	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. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-03-2008, 07:37 AM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	They had it coming? Jeez, one of them died. Right there in that picture we are seeing his final moments.

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