Fort Worth police say a 72-year-old man was arrested after a fatal collision involving a truck and a motorcycle in southeast Fort Worth early Monday. Officers were called to Forest Hill Drive and Mansfield Highway shortly before 7 a.m.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that officers found the motorcyclist dead at the scene.
Identity of the Victim Still Withheld
The motorcyclist's name has not been released. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office will identify him after his next of kin have been notified, according to the Star-Telegram. Police say the investigation is ongoing; they have not released further details about how the collision happened.
Motorcycle crash risks in Texas
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, 7,481 motorcycle crashes in Texas in 2020 left 1,856 motorcyclists seriously injured and 482 dead. Those statewide figures do not establish what caused Monday's crash.
Monday's crash is the second fatal motorcycle collision in Fort Worth within days. A 27-year-old man riding a motorcycle, identified as Justin Kyle Labriola, was killed Saturday afternoon in a separate wreck near the 4300 block of Angle Avenue, where officers responded shortly after noon. The Star-Telegram reported that Labriola died at the scene from blunt force injuries, according to the medical examiner.
A Recurring Hazard on Fort Worth Roads
Fatal motorcycle crashes have periodically drawn scrutiny in Fort Worth in past years. In an earlier case from January 2018, a 54-year-old man named Francis Long was cited for unsafe movement after his pickup and trailer collided with 48-year-old motorcyclist Robert Olin Steen on the 2900 block of White Settlement Road, a crash reported at around 6:30 p.m. that night.
The arrested man was identified as Jesus Rios, and jail records show he faces a charge of collision involving death. Authorities have not released further information about the crash. The investigation remains ongoing as officials work to notify the victim's family.
