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Amarillo Police Department
Thursday August 8th, 2019 :: 09:11 p.m. CDT

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Two sent to the hospital after an accident involving a motorcycle.

On August 8, 2019 at 5:01 PM, APD officers were dispatched to Southwest 6th Avenue and South Prospect Street on a major wreck.  A 2016 Harley Davidson, driven by a 34 year old male, had been westbound on 6th Avenue. A 1997 Toyota Camry, driven by a 51 year old female, was southbound on Prospect Street. The driver of the Camry failed to yield right of way from a stop sign pulling out in front of the Harley causing the motorcycle to strike the car. The driver of the motorcycle was taken to a local area hospital with life threatening injuries.  His passenger, a 28 year old female, was taken to a local area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  The driver and passenger of the Camry were uninjured.  The driver of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet.  The incident is being investigated by the Traffic Investigation Squad of the Amarillo Police Department.

 

Address/Location
Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

Cpl. Jeb Hilton
Crime Prevention Unit
[email protected]
806-378-4257

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