Old 06-26-10 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by limeylew
Not here in Texas they don't, it's really pitiful.
The case of the young couple that was killed while riding their tandem (north of San Antonio) was particularly infuriating. Left a 7-year-old daughter as an orphan. The driver of the pickup that hit them "veered off the road" and killed them; never ticketed or prosecuted.

I just did a search and see that the family has filed a wrongful death suit against the driver:


http://www.smslegal.com/blog/family-...th-lawsuit.cfm

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/63116092.html

This image is their daughter at the memorial service for her parents; hundreds of cyclists showed up:

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