CP78 wrote:
From the local article it was a 25 year old under influence of controlled substances. They also found prescription bottles in his car, likely related. I always look up accidents on street view when they;re close to me, and this one is scary because there is a 5 feet wide, clearly marked bike lane on the section of Alicia Parkway where he was hit, I've ridden there. That and the fact that it was at 8am on a Saturday morning, when you don't expect drunk drivers out, makes it scary for all of us. Prayers for his family, he was probably doing his last long bike ride before IMAZ. under the influence and in possession of prescriptions meds. I look at the family pic and those beautiful little girls lost their daddy. He will not be there walk them down the aisle on their wedding day, be there to be a positive male influence in their lives. his widow now has to handle it all, try to do what dad would do, in addition to being mom. as a father, it scares me and this is why I don't ride outside anymore. too many distractions. this is happening far too frequently and changes need to happen. distracted drivers, DUI... its just far too scary and not worth it.
