|
|
|
 News Around the Republic of Mexico | June 2008 
Driver Plows Into Mexican Bike Race
 Associated Press
go to original
| | (El Manana de Matamoros) | | |
Monterrey, Mexico - A car plowed into a bike race along a highway near the US-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others.
Police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez says the 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race.
A photograph taken by a city official shows bicyclists and equipment being hurled high into the air by the collision.
Rodriguez says Juan Campos was charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey.
Authorities say the wreck happened 15 minutes into the 34-kilometer race Sunday along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
Campos says he is an American citizen living in Brownsville. U.S. Consulate officials could not immediately confirm that.
El Bravo de Matamoros reported that the following people were taken to the Alfredo Pumarejo General Hospital in Matamoros:
Alejandro Salvador Tamez Guerra, 18 years old
Juan Machaita, 38 years old
Guadalupe Sustaita Martνnez, 16 years old
Authorities told Mexican media that Campos admitted to using cocaine prior to the accident. |
| |
|
Vallarta Weddings
Tell a Friend
Site Map
Print this Page
Email Us