They got the guy!

This individual hit 5 riders during El Tour de Tucson, and then fled the scene. One cyclist remains hospitalized with critical injuries:

A 91-year-old Tucson man accused of crashing into several El Tour de Tucson bicyclists last month has been indicted on a single count of leaving the scene of an accident causing serious physical injury.
If convicted, William Arthur Wilson could receive probation or between three and 12.5 years in prison, said Chief Criminal Deputy Pima County Attorney David Berkman.
The crash occurred when about 60 bicyclists were heading west on Ina Road approaching Westward Look Drive, according to Pima County Sheriff's Department officials.
They had a green light when an eastbound sedan turned north onto Westward Look, colliding with 10 of the riders.
Five cyclists were injured; their injuries ranged from stiffness and road rash to a life-threatening brain injury.
The driver got out of his car to check the damage before getting back in and driving away, witnesses told authorities.
Wilson was identified as the driver of the crash by his attorney, Michael Bloom.
There is no evidence any additional crimes took place, such as endangerment or aggravated assault, Berkman said. Prosecutors would have to be able to prove such things as intent or recklessness "beyond a reasonable doubt," he said.
"From our review of the case, the evidence shows stopped traffic may have blocked his view of the oncoming bicycles," Berkman said.
Cars were backed up because of an earlier accident at Oracle and Ina roads, Berkman said.
A sheriff's deputy was standing in the intersection directing traffic when the accident took place, according to a Pima County Sheriff's Department incident report.
The deputy was talking to an occupant in a vehicle stuck in traffic when she saw Wilson making a left turn northbound onto Westward Look Drive, the report states.
The deputy yelled at Wilson to stop, but he didn't stop until after he entered the bike lane.
At that point, the deputy saw at least two bicyclists hit the car and other riders going down the street before reaching the car, the report states.
The deputy yelled at the driver to pull his car over on Westward Look Drive and wait while she called more deputies and the paramedics, the report states.
Wilson stopped the vehicle, but the deputy did not see him get out of the car, the report states.
Witnesses told authorities that people started yelling obscenities at Wilson after he got out of his car, the report states.
Wilson was gone by the time the other deputies arrived at the intersection, the report states.
The bicyclist who suffered the brain injury, Gary Stuebe, was in serious condition, a spokeswoman for St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix said Friday. His family declined to be interviewed.
Bloom said his client continues to pray for Stuebe's recovery.
As for the case against Wilson, Bloom said that "there are a lot of facts that will come to light in this case, but it's not appropriate to try the case in the paper."
Wilson, a Navy veteran, helped develop the atomic bomb during World War II.
In February 2002, Wilson granted Arizona Daily Star columnist Bonnie Henry an interview.
He told Henry that he was a Navy lieutenant, junior grade, with a degree in mechanical engineering when he volunteered to go to Los Alamos, N.M., in the spring of 1945.
He and co-worker Ed Wilder moved from Oak Ridge, Tenn., to New Mexico and worked with others on what they called "The Gadget."
"I had no idea what it was. They didn't call it an A-bomb," Wilson told Henry.
Weeks later, Wilson saw a flash in the early-morning sky on July 16, 1945, from 200 miles away.
He told Henry he knew "this was going to end the war."
Less than a month later, that same kind of bomb was dropped on Japan.
● Reporter Jamar Younger contributed to this story. Contact reporter Kim Smith at 573-4241 or kimsmith@azstarnet.com.
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I'm wondering if 91 might be too old to drive. I know of quite a few older individuals who are off in their own little world when they drive. It scares me to ride with them. Anyway, if I was 91 and a bunch of younger guys started shouting obscenities at me, I would probably leave the scene too. Just a little matter of the self preservation instinct kicking in.

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I just glad they got the old fart! Getting out and checking for damages on his car tells me he didn't run because guys in tight shorts were yelling at him. Even after the sheriff told him to stay put. Now let's see what Tucson does with him.

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