Heard it happened on 2222 in Austin. 2222 is super windy and hilly with a ton of blind turns, two lanes on each side, and no median for a good portion of it. Scary place to bike late at night.
https://www.kxan.com/news/fm-2222-closed-due-to-crash-at-mt-bonnell-road-police-say/
https://www.kxan.com/news/fm-2222-closed-due-to-crash-at-mt-bonnell-road-police-say/
I drive this road every work day...
<header class="article__header" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">[h=2]CEDRIC BENSONBYSTANDERS RACED TO HELP AFTER CRASH... Video Shows[/h][h=5]
8/19/2019 8:16 AM PT[/h]</header>[FONT="]<section id="cb-aecb4ac6b9d0c01045a5eec35847c2b6" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: both;">
EXCLUSIVE
</section><section id="cb-bce2696c911ca3336a2d6f9ab4d3e745" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">The raw footage is graphic so we're not publishing it -- instead, we've cut screen grabs showing the efforts to save Cedric and his female passenger ... with one person even using a fire extinguisher to put out flames on the former running back.
</section><section id="cb-bf2955be528bddde89236498f519f396" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: both;">
</section><section id="cb-1b148f7906ed575d89837306b5dd03ba" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">As we previously reported, Benson and his passenger were riding a BMW motorcycle on a popular highway in Austin, Texas at around 10:20 p.m. when he collided with a white minivan.
</section><section id="cb-1d5d6210766d10691ecfa9a15f4cc766" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">In new footage obtained by TMZ Sports, you can see at least 6 cars have pulled over near the crash and a handful of people raced over to Cedric to help out.
</section><section id="cb-0d31f3c6db47d4b4dbb2f568b03c7cf8" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">The video shows Cedric's burning motorcycle propped against the driver's side door of the mini van, which is fully engulfed in flames. Cedric and his passenger are down on the road nearby.
</section><section id="cb-4eb13bf6dd589d5f78571dfcb0e81993" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">The person who shot the video notes that no emergency personnel had arrived when the video was being shot -- you don't see any flashing lights.
</section><section id="cb-5deee6e004d14c9811a6af6dd258c1db" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: both;">
</section><section id="cb-d9c1c34db2949323e4fadb164a4cf168" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">One good Samaritan grabbed a fire extinguisher and tended to Benson, who appeared to be smoldering from the wreck.
</section><section id="cb-006aedeb31771fecc86a1d0cda400e4f" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Fire and rescue arrived a short time later -- but it was too late. Benson and his passenger were pronounced dead on the scene by law enforcement officials. No cause of death has been officially released.
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<header class="article__header" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">[h=2]CEDRIC BENSONBYSTANDERS RACED TO HELP AFTER CRASH... Video Shows[/h][h=5]
8/19/2019 8:16 AM PT[/h]</header>[FONT="]<section id="cb-aecb4ac6b9d0c01045a5eec35847c2b6" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: both;">
TMZSports
</section><section id="cb-d17234c7dee4d3c4f35edf14a4fb6d61" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Moments after Cedric Benson crashed his motorcycle into a minivan Saturday, several bystanders slammed on their brakes and raced to the scene to try to save the ex-NFL star's life, new video shows.</section><section id="cb-bce2696c911ca3336a2d6f9ab4d3e745" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">The raw footage is graphic so we're not publishing it -- instead, we've cut screen grabs showing the efforts to save Cedric and his female passenger ... with one person even using a fire extinguisher to put out flames on the former running back.
</section><section id="cb-bf2955be528bddde89236498f519f396" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: both;">
</section><section id="cb-1b148f7906ed575d89837306b5dd03ba" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">As we previously reported, Benson and his passenger were riding a BMW motorcycle on a popular highway in Austin, Texas at around 10:20 p.m. when he collided with a white minivan.
</section><section id="cb-1d5d6210766d10691ecfa9a15f4cc766" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">In new footage obtained by TMZ Sports, you can see at least 6 cars have pulled over near the crash and a handful of people raced over to Cedric to help out.
</section><section id="cb-0d31f3c6db47d4b4dbb2f568b03c7cf8" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">The video shows Cedric's burning motorcycle propped against the driver's side door of the mini van, which is fully engulfed in flames. Cedric and his passenger are down on the road nearby.
</section><section id="cb-4eb13bf6dd589d5f78571dfcb0e81993" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">The person who shot the video notes that no emergency personnel had arrived when the video was being shot -- you don't see any flashing lights.
</section><section id="cb-5deee6e004d14c9811a6af6dd258c1db" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: both;">
</section><section id="cb-d9c1c34db2949323e4fadb164a4cf168" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">One good Samaritan grabbed a fire extinguisher and tended to Benson, who appeared to be smoldering from the wreck.
</section><section id="cb-006aedeb31771fecc86a1d0cda400e4f" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink " style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Fire and rescue arrived a short time later -- but it was too late. Benson and his passenger were pronounced dead on the scene by law enforcement officials. No cause of death has been officially released.
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