Posted on 06/20/2024 10:11:14 AM PDT by Signalman
One of the cyclists who got mowed down by a car in Texas is crediting his own bike for saving his life after an alleged drunk driver ran over him -- who, BTW, has now been ID'd.
Cops say Benjamin Hylander -- an American Airlines cargo worker -- careened his car into retired physician Tom Geppert and his fellow cycling group rider Deborah Eads near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Monday ... and now, we know the charges he's facing.
Remember ... this was all caught in shocking viral footage -- which shows Geppert and Eads getting hit from the back ... and Geppert getting crushed by the car. Now ... TG is recounting the whole thing ... telling a local media outlet he's lucky to be alive.
Tom explained the only thing he remembers is something pushing him from behind and then falling. As we see from the footage, the driver slowed down for a bit ... but then continued to drive forward ... running over Tom's leg/body, which he says led to him losing consciousness.
Docs diagnosed Tom with a concussion after performing a CT scan. Additionally, he was left with an injury to his left hamstring, a fractured rib on the backside and a severe laceration -- which Deborah sustained as well. Miraculously, they weren't more severely injured.
Looking on the bright side, Tom says he's "just overall amazingly lucky that I'm still alive" -- and he's grateful the car rolled over his thigh, especially since the bike on him elevated the car a bit and served as a bit of a cushion.
As for Hylander -- he was stopped by Good Samaritans until police arrived ... who led him away in handcuffs. Police say he failed field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer too ... and he was booked on 2 counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, accident involving injury, and driving while intoxicated with a BAC greater than 0.15.
He's being held at the Tarrant County Corrections Center on a $36,000 bond ... and American Airlines has confirmed he's being withheld from service.
Last time I checked, several people were killed by cyclists in Central Park during one summer (a couple of years ago). Fair and balanced!
A drunk driver is a risk you can’t void whether on two who’s or four - or on foot.
To make it worse, the perp hit the male bicyclist, stopped, and then proceeded to keep going and run him over again
Its difficult to say accurately, but the daylight in the video looks like late afternoon, which is probably when indeed people will go cycling. If you are drunk with a BAC of 0.15 by 5 PM and out driving, you’re an alcoholic.
Just another boozer mowing people down nothing to see
The driver shouldn’t have been drunk driving but I have little sympathy for the elitist snob bicycle riders who make traffic hazards of themselves.
Benjamin Hylander — an American Airlines cargo worker.
Can’t trust ‘em.
Benjamin Hylander — an American Airlines cargo worker.
Can’t trust ‘em.
Benjamin Hylander was one of the victims.
an American Airlines cargo worker was the perp.
Oops. I got the names mixed up. It is hot here in Maine.
OOPS! Thanks for correcting me. I need to read more.
Cops say Benjamin Hylander — an American Airlines cargo worker — careened his car into retired physician Tom Geppert and his fellow cycling group rider Deborah Eads near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Monday ... and now, we know the charges he’s facing.
Maybe I wasn’t wrong,
You are an a hole.
I take your comment to mean you are one of those skintight spandex wearing bicycling snobs.
Yeah, correct: Hylander AA drunk perp...Geppert = cyclist.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/i-couldve-been-dead-cyclist-run-over-by-suspected-drunk-driver-in-viral-video/3571822/
Not safe for peds or cyclists in the DFW area lately (arm stuck in window for miles):
We know how people are treated in these places.
Biden will use some Zelensky bribes to fix it. Sure!
I know your type and you get people killed. I will stick with my assessment of you.
I'm one of those evil internal combustion engine powered vehicle owner/drivers who has a healthy respect for the laws of physics and I'm reminded of it each time I pass a deer carcass.
At least for the deer, one can sort of say they didn't know any better.
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