Shocking video shows moment Texas cyclists hit by alleged drunken driver near major airport

A man who was behind the wheel of an SUV and allegedly drunk when he struck two cyclists, including running over one of them on a roadway near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Monday evening, was taken into custody, airport police confirmed with Fox News Digital. Just before 7 p.m., airport police responded to a call regarding a hit-and-run with injury.

Video provided by the witness showed the suspect, later identified by Dallas Fort Worth Airport police as Benjamin Peter Hylander, 31, traveling at a high rate of speed in the right-hand lane before he collided with the two oblivious cyclists. The video shows Hylander briefly stopping after the initial impact and then proceeding to run over the lower half of one of the cyclists before fleeing the scene in a white SUV.

's HAD 'ENTIRE ARM' IN PASSENGER SEAT AFTER HITTING, KILLING PEDESTRIAN, POLICE SAY According to incident records, after returning to the scene, Hylander ran up hysterically shouting, 'I'm sorry,' while trying to talk to the injured cyclist. Police state that Hylander continued to apologize to the injured cyclist, and when he began speaking to police, they said they noticed an odor of alcohol on his breath and that he had glassy, bloodshot eyes.

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