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Texas Cyclists Injured in Hit-and-Run by Alleged Drunk Driver

Retired physician and fellow rider survive after being struck near Dallas-Fort Worth Airport; suspect identified and charged

  • Cyclists Tom Geppert and Deborah Eads were hit by a vehicle driven by Benjamin Hylander.
  • The incident was captured on video, showing the SUV ramming and running over the cyclists.
  • Hylander, an American Airlines employee, failed sobriety tests and was arrested on multiple charges.
  • Geppert and Eads sustained severe injuries but are expected to recover.
  • Good Samaritans detained Hylander until police arrived and took him into custody.
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