Cyclist dies days after being hit in DWI crash, police say

Jacqueline Cruz

HOUSTON – A cyclist died days after being hit by a vehicle driven by a 22-year-old woman accused of driving while intoxicated in southeast Houston, police said.

Jacqueline Cruz, 22, is charged with driving while intoxicated.

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Police said Cruz was driving a beige Nissan Altima west in the 6300 block of Griggs Road around 9:30 p.m. when a bicyclist traveling south on Buford failed to yield the right of way and Cruz hit him.

The cyclist, identified as Leonardo Moran, 63, was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he died Sunday, police said.

According to police, Cruz remained at the scene, and it was determined that she was under the influence of an unknown narcotic.

Cruz was arrested and charged.

The identity of the victim was not immediately released.


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