HARDIN COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Ethan Wayne Woods, of Vidor, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Hardin County motorcycle-versus-vehicle crash Monday night, according to reports.
Woods, 22, was killed in a crash on US-69 near Mitchell Road, south of Lumberton, at about 7 p.m. Monday.
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Troopers say they responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.
When officials arrived they determined, Kalind Adams, the driver of a 1999 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was traveling southbound on US 69 when it was rear-ended by Woods’ Suzuki motorcycle.
Woods was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
65-year-old Adams of Lumberton, was not injured in the crash, reports KFDM.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the young man:
The crash remains under investigation.
Geo quick facts: Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 54,635. The county seat is Kountze. The county is named for the family of William Hardin from Liberty County, Texas – Wikipedia.