Bicyclist hit and killed by truck

A bicycle rider was killed Friday night after he was hit by a truck.  

The victim was 37-year-old Larry Lepley of Cleburne, Texas. Cleburne was traveling in the right lane of Burleson Boulevard, also known as the Interstate 35W service road. He was hit by a truck that was also traveling northbound on the two-lane road.

Lepley was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The cause of death was cited as blunt force trauma.  

Police say that Lepley’s bike had no front or rear lights. The speed at which the truck was traveling at the time of the accident is still unknown.

The accident remains under investigation.

To read more about this Texas pedestrian accident, you can access the full story here. 

Fears | Nachawati represents victims of car accidents in bringing Texas personal injury lawsuits, including pedestrians who have been struck by motor vehicles.  The personal injury lawyers of Fears | Nachawati offer free legal consultations to accident victims. Simply email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584.

 

Woman killed in head-on collision with tractor trailer

A Burleson, Texas, woman is dead after a head-on collision with a tractor trailer on Monday evening.

The deadly accident took place about five miles south of Cleburne, Texas. The deceased victim is 24-year-old Megan Porter who was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Porter, who was wearing a seatbelt, was driving on Farm Road 1434 when she entered a curve at an unsafe speed. Her car skidded left into the northbound lane where it collided head-on with a tractor trailer.  The driver of the tractor trailer was Juan Castaneda of Cleburne, Texas.

For more on the car accident, click here for the complete story.

The personal injury attorneys of Fears | Nachawati represent victims of car accidents in Texas. To receive a free legal consultation,email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584.