By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
High speed, a curve in the road, and the RM 2222 construction zone were all factors in a motorcycle fatality that happened just after 11 p.m. on Monday, July 22 near the Shell gas station just east of RM 620.
“A motorcycle was observed traveling eastbound on 2222 at a high rate of speed. The posted speed limit is 45 mph and it is a construction zone,” according to the Austin Police Department detective who is working on the ongoing investigation.
“The preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle left the roadway for an unknown reason, where it crashed in the construction area just north of 2222,” the APD accident report indicates. “The 11000 block the road does slightly curve to the left.”
The single vehicle crash occurred around 11:09 p.m.
When Austin-Travis County EMS medics arrived on the scene, a white male who was 38-years-old, was unconscious after a motorcycle crash.
The APD report noted: “The operator of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.”
He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Austin Police Department press release:
Date: July 22, 2019
Time: 11:12 p.m.
Location: 11000 FM 2222 eastbound
Deceased: White male, 38 years of age
The preliminary investigation shows that a black Honda CRB motorcycle was traveling eastbound on FM 2222 in the 11000 block when it left the roadway for an unknown reason. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased on scene.
Anyone with information regarding this case should call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit at (512) 974-5576. You can also submit tips by downloading Austin PD’s free mobile app on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 41st fatal traffic crash of 2019, resulting in 42 fatalities this year. At this time in 2018, there were 35 fatal traffic crashes and 36 traffic fatalities.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.