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Bicyclist Seriously Injured after Being Hit by Car

Posted on Jan 16, 2012

January 14, 2012—Dallas Torres was riding his bicycle on Jefferson Boulevard Saturday afternoon when he was struck by a car. As he was thrown up and into the windshield of the car, his neck was broken, and he suffered other very serious injuries.
The accident happened just south of downtown on a major bridge that is need of several upgrades. Unfortunately, the Dallas City Council has said that the city does not have the funds to add 840 miles of bike lanes to the road.
Last year, the city announced that it would be adding hundreds of miles of bike lanes in Dallas, which would come with a price tag of $16 million. City Councilwoman Angela Hunt said that the bridge is one of the top priority projects for the city, but that the city just does not have the funds for the project at this time.
The city expects that budget shortfalls will keep the project on hold, unless enough donations are raised to add the bike lanes.
Torres is expected to make a full recovery, and our thoughts go out to him and his family.

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