Cruz Riojas (11-22-2011)

Cruz Riojas

(11-22-2011)

Sawyer St. at Summer St.

Houston, Texas

Mr.Riojas was trying to cross the intersection when hit by a motorist. Motorist said he had the green light. Cyclist was returning to work where he helped restore sculptures.

Barbara Buxton (7-11-2011)

Barbara Buxton

7-11-2011

S. Dairy Ashford at Bissonnet Street

Houston, Texas

Information from Houston Chronicle map:

Cyclist was hit crossing intersection. Motorist said he had the green light and the cyclist tried to cross in front of him. 

Link: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/dying-to-ride/

Giovanni Moreno (2-24-2011)

Giovanni Moreno

2-24-2011

Clay Road at Kinloch Drive

Houston, Texas

Report from FOX 26 Houston:

A 12-year-old boy has died after deputies say his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck in northwest Harris County.

Deputies arrived around 8 p.m. Thursday to find the boy's body on Clay Road near Kinloch Drive. He was pronounced dead at the accident site.

The boy was trying to ride his bicycle across Clay Road when deputies say he moved in front of two vehicles. The driver of a car in the right lane slammed on the brakes and avoided crashing into the bicycle, but deputies say the driver of a truck in the left lane was not able to stop the vehicle in time and the boy was knocked off the bicycle.

The impact of the crash sent the boy across the median and he landed on the other side of Clay Road. The bicycle was found by deputies pinned below the truck.

Deputies say the driver of the truck was not speeding and was not impaired, so no charges are expected to filed in the boy's death.

Link: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/18177226/boy-killed-in-bicycle-truck-accident