Appears hunting season can include bicyclists here in Boise this fall.  A county jury acquitted Alex Cole Thackery (19 years old) of  felony leaving the scene of an injury accident and inattentive driving.  These charges stemmed from him hitting a cyclist last October.  You’re going to love the technicality that got him off.

Alex hits the cyclists from the rear as they were both traveling in the same direction.  Does he stop?  No.  Instead he drives a mile and a half away.  Parks, gets out  and see the damage (bicycle tire track imprinted on the bumper, baseball size dent on top of front corner panel on drivers side) to his vehicle.  He then walks/runs back to the crime scene and finally calls police.  These events took some 45 minutes to transpire.

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