Gary Spruille
Gary Spruille
Age 51    Longview , TX    October 11 2012
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Source: On October 11, 2012 at 10:05 p.m., officers were dispatched to an accident with injuries in the 2900 Block of Estes Parkway. When Officers arrived they were told a 2003 red Honda accord, identified as Hameed Ali Shahzad 25, of Longview, was traveling in the northbound outside lane of traffic. Shahzad's vehicle struck a bicycle ridden by 51 year-old Gary Spruille of Longview. Spruille was riding down the middle of the outside lane on his bicycle. Spruille's bicycle was not equipped with any safety equipment as required by law and Shahzad did not see Spruille in his lane of travel. Spruille was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Sam Lawson. The case remains under investigation.

Collision Data

Crash time: between 9 p.m. and 11:59 p.m.

Closest Intersection:

Land use: Urban

Road type: Urban Arterial

Where on the road the collision happened: Road

Collision type: Rear-end

Driver Data

Vehicle type: Automobile

If truck: Unknown

At crash time driver was: Don't Know

Sources

Source: News Report
Type: TV
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.kltv.com/story/19804512/longview

Source: News Report
Type: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/lakeport-man-on-bicycle-struck-killed-by-vehicle/article_e68b7578-02e4-5c26-b00c-dca610988ec5.html

Legal Status

Legal status: No charges filed
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Civil Suit filed?:
Settled?:
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