ORANGE COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Michael Douvio, 71, and Lynette Douvio, 69, both of Duson, Louisiana, have been identified as the victims of a fatal three-wheeled motorcycle crash Sunday morning in Orange County, Texas, near the Louisiana state line.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers responded at approximately 10:40 a.m. to Interstate 10 East near mile marker 868 following reports of a serious crash involving a Honda trike motorcycle.
Investigators said Michael Douvio was operating a Honda Gold Wing GL1800 three-wheeled motorcycle while Lynette Douvio was riding as a passenger.
Preliminary findings indicate the motorcycle, which was towing a small trailer, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 when it suffered a blowout on a rear tire.
Authorities said the vehicle subsequently struck a concrete barrier.
Both occupants were ejected during the collision.
Michael Douvio sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lynette Douvio was transported to a hospital for emergency treatment but later succumbed to injuries suffered in the crash.
Orange County is located in far southeastern Texas along the Louisiana border and serves as a major transportation corridor for traffic traveling between Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast region. Interstate 10 is one of the nation’s busiest east-west highways, carrying commercial and passenger traffic across the southern United States.
Duson, where the couple resided, is a community in southwestern Louisiana situated west of Lafayette.
The stretch of Interstate 10 where the crash occurred serves as a primary route for travelers moving between Houston, Beaumont, Lake Charles, and New Orleans.
The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the fatal crash.
No additional information was immediately released.
Crash location: Google Maps
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