Man Killed in Houston Bicycle Accident on Martin Luther King Boulevard near South Loop
Houston, Texas (November 2, 2018) – A man was killed Thursday afternoon in a bicycle accident in southeast Houston, according to a local news source.
The fatal accident happened at about 4:30 p.m. November 1, in the 6500 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard, just south of the South Loop.
Houston police said the man was riding his bicycle southbound in the middle lane of Martin Luther King Boulevard when the driver of a Ford Mustang revved its engine and spooked the bicyclist.
The bicyclist veered into the left lane and directly into the path of a black Dodge Charger. The Dodge then rear-ended the bicycle.
The impact blew one of the man’s shoes. He was declared dead at the scene.
The Mustang driver fled the scene, but the Dodge driver stayed at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.