By Jose Arredondo | spectrumlocalnews.com
SAN ANTONIO — Veronica Salas can often be found on her purple fixie bike cruising the streets of San Antonio. Even though she looks like she’s ready to conquer the Tour de France, she remembers her early days of being the only woman on the road.
“So those things kind of steered me from getting out on my bike and saying, ‘Hey, let’s ride,’ because I was nervous still,” Salas said.
Now, with eight years of experience under her belt, she’s able to offer a helping hand to inexperienced cyclists through her …
In need of a safe bike route to mentally recover from crash from dfwbike
By Gary Bass | www.kltv.com
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – A 47-year-old man died after the bicycle he was riding on State Highway 110 was struck by a pickup Thursday evening.
According to a press release, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to the crash at about 5:50 p.m. Thursday. The collision occurred about one mile northwest of Tyler.
According to the press release, Tony Ellisor, of Tyler, was riding a bicycle on SH 110 when he turned in front of a northbound 2013 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Kevin Mann Jr., 30, of Evart, Michigan, the press release stated.
Ellisor was taken to UT Health East Texas Hospital in Tyler for treatment of his injuries. Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Quincy Beavers pronounced Ellisor dead at the hospital.
Mann was not injured in the crash.
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MATHIS, Texas — Mathis police were called to investigate a grisly murder scene late Friday afternoon after they say a driver ran over a cyclist, dragging him a long distance before fleeing the area.
It happened in the 500 block of Pecan Street, near the Gonzalo Paiz Park. Police say the call came in around 2 o’clock in the afternoon. According to Mathis Police Chief Scott Roush, when officers arrived at the scene they discovered a 32-year-old man who they say was severely injured.
Authorities are still trying to hunt down the driver of a small black car that they say purposely …
Chris Roark | www.waxahachietx.com
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver who is suspected in a fatal hit-and-run last week near Alma on Dec. 2.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 37-year-old Alvin LeRoy Short of Ennis was riding a bicycle on the Interstate 45 southbound service road, approximately 0.5 miles south of Alma, around 5:45 a.m. when a vehicle struck him. Officials said the vehicle was behind Short. …
by Fred Cantu, Stephanie Becerra | cbsaustin.com
AUSTIN, Texas — It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years. On December 10, 1971, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson invited the media to a news conference announcing the launch of the Town Lake Beautification Committee. It was the beginning of what we now know as the Butler Trail around Lady Bird Lake.
The people who now use the Butler Trail are probably familiar with the biggest name on the list of charter members of the Town Lake Beautification Committee, Lady Bird Johnson. Her granddaughter, Catherine Robb, was present to mark the 50th anniversary of this visionary undertaking. She commented, “Even though she’s not here, I feel her …
By Rosemond Crown | www.kwtx.com
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Some residents in a China Spring neighborhood told KWTX they are moving out after a 12-year-old girl died after she was struck and killed while riding her bike this week.
Waco Police said Alina Miller, a student at China Spring Middle School, was riding her bike south on Salem Way around 4p.m. on Monday when she was struck by the driver of a vehicle going west on the intersecting Orchid Lane.
Waco Police are still investigating and have not accused the driver of any wrongdoing, but neighbors like Sandy Shaw said speeding has consistently been an issue in this neighborhood.
“Drivers in that area do not take caution that kids could be playing, dogs may have gotten out of the house – they just speed like it’s a …
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