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05-05-03, 02:26 PM
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Cyclist dies from accident injuries
05/05/2003
From Staff Reports
A well-known North Texas cyclist died Sunday, three days after he was hit by a school bus in Collin County.
Larry Schwartz, 42, of Wylie was biking east on FM1461 about 8:05 a.m. Thursday when the mirror of a passing eastbound school bus struck his head, knocking him to the ground.
The nationally known marathon cyclist was unconscious when he was taken by medical helicopter to the hospital.
Larry Schwartz
The bus driver, Robert Haynes, 40, was jailed on a felony charge of failure to stop and render aid, said Senior Cpl. Kent Paluga of the Texas Department of Public Safety. He was released Friday on $10,000 bond.
Mr. Schwartz pedaled approximately 26,000 miles last year, and became one of the nation's top endurance cyclists.
"I can't stop," he said in an interview in December. "This has been my best year yet."
With 7,612 miles this year, he was the leader in the Big Dogs Challenge, which charts the progress of the nation's endurance cyclists.
Bus driver Haynes, a three-year employee of Laidlaw Education Services, had delivered his students to Celina schools and was returning to the company's center in McKinney when the cyclist was struck, said Bob Thompson, Laidlaw branch manager.
Mr. Thompson said the driver had a "perfectly clean record" and passed a drug and alcohol screening at the company office before being taken into custody by a state trooper.
Cyclist dies from accident injuries
05/05/2003
From Staff Reports
A well-known North Texas cyclist died Sunday, three days after he was hit by a school bus in Collin County.
Larry Schwartz, 42, of Wylie was biking east on FM1461 about 8:05 a.m. Thursday when the mirror of a passing eastbound school bus struck his head, knocking him to the ground.
The nationally known marathon cyclist was unconscious when he was taken by medical helicopter to the hospital.
Larry Schwartz
The bus driver, Robert Haynes, 40, was jailed on a felony charge of failure to stop and render aid, said Senior Cpl. Kent Paluga of the Texas Department of Public Safety. He was released Friday on $10,000 bond.
Mr. Schwartz pedaled approximately 26,000 miles last year, and became one of the nation's top endurance cyclists.
"I can't stop," he said in an interview in December. "This has been my best year yet."
With 7,612 miles this year, he was the leader in the Big Dogs Challenge, which charts the progress of the nation's endurance cyclists.
Bus driver Haynes, a three-year employee of Laidlaw Education Services, had delivered his students to Celina schools and was returning to the company's center in McKinney when the cyclist was struck, said Bob Thompson, Laidlaw branch manager.
Mr. Thompson said the driver had a "perfectly clean record" and passed a drug and alcohol screening at the company office before being taken into custody by a state trooper.