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Thu Apr 21, 2022, 05:32 AM Apr 2022

Texas car shop faces criticism after video appears to show owner 'rolling coal' on cyclist [View all]

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article260564167.html

Texas car shop faces criticism after video appears to show owner ‘rolling coal’ on cyclist

BY JAMES HARTLEY
APRIL 19, 2022 6:36 PM

Members of a Facebook group dedicated to cycling in North Texas are calling for a boycott of a vehicle customization business in Van Alstyne after a video posted to the social media platform showed a man rev his engine as he passed a cyclist to blow billows of exhaust smoke toward a cyclist.

Kevin Soucie, the owner of Turn 5 Fabrication, posted the video that appears to show a driver pass the cyclist, who was riding on the side of the road, in the Facebook community group McKinney Uncensored.

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“The only thing that I would say to that is don’t let someone’s personal actions affect the place of business where they work at,” Soucie said, saying he didn’t want to comment any further over the phone on the video or the response from the community.

When asked if he was an owner of the store, Soucie said “yes and no” and declined to elaborate. The business’ Google listing includes a photo claiming Soucie as the owner. The same image is on the business’ website.

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