Crime & Safety
Motorcycle, SUV Crash Kills One
A Sunday evening crash left one driver dead and another with minor injuries in the 7900 block of U.S. 287.
ARLINGTON, TX — A Sunday evening crash in Arlington left one motorcycle driver dead, police say.
Police said in a statement that a man on a motorcycle was driving southbound on 287 when a SUV next to the motorcycle tried to change lanes.
The driver of the SUV, police said, noticed the motorcycle while changing lanes and turned sharply to the right.
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The overcorrection caused the SUV to skid left and hit the motorcycle.
The driver of the motorcycle was ejected and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital
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The SUV overturned, but the driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The name of the motorcycle driver has not been released.
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