Atlanta, GA 6/3/2008 10:27:34 PM
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Cyclist Killed, Others Injured after Drunk Driver Plows into Bicycle Race

One cyclist was killed and 10 others injured after a suspected drunk driver crashed into a bicycle race in Monterrey, Mexico.

 

Police allege Juan Campos, an American citizen from Brownsville, Texas, was drunk when he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into the bikers who were participating in a 21-mile race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

37-year-old Alejandro Alvarez of Monterrey was killed in the accident.

 

The cyclists were 15 minutes into the race when the crash occurred. The cycling event was cancelled following the incident.

 

 

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