'Missing piece': Austin bikers pay tribute to cyclists killed in crashes

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The twinkling of bells echoed around Austin City Hall Wednesday evening, as roughly 70 cyclists gathered for the Ride of Silence. The annual event — launched in Dallas more than 20 years ago — is held around the world to memorialize cyclists killed in crashes.Among those in attendance Wednesday were the family members of Merry "Cookie" Daye, killed in a hit-and-run crash off Cameron Road in December 2019. For Rashad Robertson, Daye's brother, he said she is the