This guy deserves the needle. (Page 2)

For anyone who just sees the picture without reading the story, and to put a real name to this:

Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey was killed.

I believe the story was wrong as to the victim Alejandro Alvarez' hometown...I think he is from Brownsville, at least according to the Brownsville media.  This is where I lived for 12 years up until late 2006.  Many of my friends were out there doing this ride, but I haven't heard from my main contact in the cycling club yet to determine if everyone is ok.

The guy who was driving was also from Brownsville, and was in Mexico partying; according to Brownsville sources, he has admitted to not only being drunk, but also to doing cocaine prior to this wreck.  Absolutely sick.

Here's a link to the story from the local station there in South Texas.  If you watch the video, it seems the guy really could care less what he did.  And yes, the cyclists were ready to kill him on the spot.

http://newschannel5.tv/2008/6/2/992290/Man-Arrested-for-Driving-into-Group-of-Cyclists 

My thoughts:

1. My thoughts go out to those injured, and the families of those injured and killed.

2. I hope this a$$ gets what's coming to him

3. Are helmets that ineffective that they will fly off your head upon impact? Did anyone else spot that? Was the rider wearing it not cinched up, or are helmets that prone to failure? Scares me to death!

this is ridiculous!  i feel for those riders.

on another note, what in the world was that cop car doing?  i wonder if he swerved to get outta the way or what...

A thought about the pic...

We don't know, but if the cop was in front of the cyclists and escorting them, and I were that cop - I would have steered my car into the path of the drunk driver and taken him/myself out rather than let him plow into the racers.

... But that's just me.

I wonder if the escort car didn't make the whole situation even worse.  He would have obstructed the cyclists' view of what was up ahead and if he swerved out of the way, they might not have had the time to react.

Horrible scene and I'm definitely thinking about everyone injured and the family of the man killed.  Drunk driving needs to be punished much more harshly than it is.  This was murder, not even manslaughter.

I know there's discussion on some of the news sites that the picture shouldn't have been shown because it's so graphic, but I hate to say it that the one good thing that might come of this is some car drivers will actually see the power of their vehicles when colliding with those of us on bikes.

Unfortunate that Mexico doesn't have the death penalty.  Hope this guy is behind bars for a long, long time.

Mark

Just watch the news link and the other link that they have said 5 people have died now?

Unfortunately the guy  has no recollection of what happened.  Hope they show him some pictures of the victims and their families.

Found this video of the aftermath.    http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/mexico_cycle_race_ends_in_tragedy_548351