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Motorcyclist dead after crash in Galveston

Crash in Galveston (Houston Transtar)

GALVESTON – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Galveston on Sunday.

According to the Galveston Police Department, officers responded to the 8000 block of Avenue J around 3 p.m.

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Witnesses told them a motorcycle was traveling north at a high rate of speed, when the driver attempted to change lanes and struck the rear panel of a black Mercedes.

Police said the motorcyclist was thrown from the bike upon impact. He sustained life-threatening injuries and pronounced dead at the scene.

No other injuries were reported.

The identity of the motorcyclist was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.


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Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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