06-10-2017 03:22 via kxan.com

Distracted driver leaves Ironman triathlete in a wheelchair

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Pflugerville man was forced to trade in his racing bike for a wheelchair after an inattentive driver hit him earlier this month. As he recovers, he is calling for greater awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.
Fifty-year-old Tommy Levario set out on a bike ride after work in the bike lane along Wells Branch Parkway on Sept. 5, headed east. He doesn’t remember the crash itself, but the Department of Public Safety report said that a white truck heading eas
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