JACK COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Gary Higginbotham, 82, of Mineral Wells, has been identified as the motorcyclist killed Sunday evening in a collision with an SUV at the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and U.S. Highway 281 in Jack County, Texas.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Katrina Johnson, the preliminary investigation found that a 1999 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic was traveling west on U.S. 380 in Jacksboro around 6 p.m. Sunday, October 11, while a 2021 Nissan Xterra was traveling north on U.S. 281.
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Investigators said the motorcycle entered U.S. 281 and failed to yield the right-of-way to the Nissan. The SUV struck the motorcycle, and Higginbotham was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash. He was wearing a helmet, Johnson said.
The crash remains under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The collision occurred south of Jacksboro in Jack County, northwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in North Texas.
Google Maps: Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas
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