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#1 2012-03-02 00:30:25

seth
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Bicyclist killed in North Austin

Bicyclist killed in North Austin
By Jazmine Ulloa | Thursday, March 1, 2012, 07:38 PM

Police are reporting that a man was killed this evening when his bicycle was struck by a car in North Austin.
Police said the wreck was reported at 7:11 p.m. at North Lamar Boulevard near Kramer Lane.
Traffic investigators have blocked the 10600 block of North Lamar from Grady Drive to McPhaul Street.
Police at the scene said the crash involved an SUV with two female occupants. The vehicle appeared to have been going south on Lamar. The cyclist was killed at the scene, and vehicular homicide investigators remained on the scene about 8:30 p.m.
Updated at 8:30 p.m. with additional information.


From this Statesman article: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/ … _aust.html

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#2 2012-03-02 09:03:53

jmayson
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Re: Bicyclist killed in North Austin

It's always an SUV....

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