{"id":37233,"date":"2017-10-08T23:14:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37233"},"modified":"2017-10-08T23:14:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:14:08","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-8th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-8th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 8th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicyclist killed after hit by vehicle Saturday<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Lindsay Ellis | www.chron.com<\/h3>\n

A bicyclist was killed midday Saturday after a dark gray vehicle struck her and then fled, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
\nThe woman, whose identity investigators have not released, was traveling northbound in the 6800 block of the East Sam Houston Parkway in the outside lane of a feeder road, the agency said.
\nThe car hit her from behind and drove away, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

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Suspected drunk driver hits cyclist, says he tried to call a cab during ACL<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Erin Cargile | kxan.com<\/h3>\n


\nAUSTIN (KXAN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A suspected drunk driver who hit a cyclist Friday night and is charged with leaving the scene told police he tried to get a cab first.
\nAccording to his arrest warrant, Zachary Davis, 39, told Austin police he should have never gotten behind the wheel and tried to call a cab, but the company told him because of the Austin City Limits Music Festival going on it was going to be a …<\/p>\n

Man charged after cyclist injured in South Austin hit-and-run<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mary Huber | www.mystatesman.com<\/h3>\n

A man was arrested Saturday after police say he struck a cyclist with his pickup truck and left the scene of the crash.
\nZachary Davis, 39, was charged with intoxication assault and failure to stop and render aid.
\nAccording to an arrest affidavit, Davis had been driving in the 900 block of South First Street on Friday night when he struck a cyclist with his truck and drove away. An officer responded to the scene shortly after 9:30 p.m. and …<\/p>\n

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