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Drunk Driver Hits a cyclist and RUNS! - LAST NIGHT
I missed the phone call about this as I was passed out as soon as I hit the bed but I saw this message this morning:
"poor poor jamal was hit by a car while riding to my house after midnight ridaz. he hit jamal's rear wheel throwing him to the curb on 45th. the driver was REAL drunk and insisted i not call 911. jamal grabed my phone out of my hand and called 911. as he did that the driver ran to his car and peeled off. the police came and i gave them the plate #. the car was found in the police database and mached the discription i gave for the driver. so a little scraches and about 4 houres of sleep later im a work and jamal is passed out at my house on airport. so if you want to drive his ass home GO GET HIM. i mean what a cock and ball, hit and run deaf people. now iv seen it all. ANDY."
Many of you know Jamal from the rides so if you bump into him see how he's doing.
Ok Austin drivers, WHAT THE FUCK!!! Vehicular assault on a deaf dude and then you don't even have the decency to stick around and deal with it? In the words of William Shatner, "You sicken me."
http://austincyclenews.com/?p=101
there are several times in the video I could just imagine a bicycle flying over the hood and through the windshield.
Anyway, les mentioned distracted drivers.
I hope they catch the drunk idiot and take away his license for a while. He can ride a bike instead.
I wish people would pay more attention. I hope this dude gets prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This city is not getting any better for us cyclist.
~oneLescar
~ people always talk about my drinking, but never my thirst