The moment two cyclists were rear-ended by a drunk driver was caught on camera by one of their colleagues.
Filmed on Monday, the video shows cyclists riding on the right side of the road near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when a white van hits them from behind.
Both cyclists fall to the ground and the SUV veers to the left before hitting one of the injured cyclists.
Thomas Geppert, 69, was taken to the hospital with a serious leg laceration; the other victim, Deborah Eads, 65, was treated at the scene.
Local media reported that other cyclists riding with the couple chased the driver, Benjamin Hylander, 31, to a nearby Shell gas station and forced him to return to the scene of the accident.
According to a police report, Hylander told investigators he had had a beer an hour before the crash, but a breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol concentration exceeded the minimum threshold of 0.15.
He added that officers also found six empty Voodoo Ranger beer cans while searching his vehicle.
Benjamin Hylander has been charged with two counts of drunken assault with a vehicle Photo: DFW Airport Police
Hylander is now in custody and has been charged with two counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle, one count of accident involving injury and one count of driving while intoxicated.
His employer is listed as American Airlines, who said Wednesday he would be suspended from service.
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