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Amarillo Police Department
Monday January 30th, 2023 :: 02:14 p.m. CST

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APD Traffic Unit investigating a motorcycle crash that left one dead.

***Update***
 
The driver of the motorcycle has been identified as 29-year-old Travis Duvall Mitchell. Mitchell died at a local hospital from injuries received in the crash.
 
***Original Release***
 
On Saturday January 28th at 12:32 AM, Amarillo Police officers were dispatched to a crash involving a motorcycle at southwest 34th and Western Street.  A 29-year-old male was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on Western at 34th. The driver failed to maintain single lane causing the motorcycle to strike the center concrete median.  The driver was not wearing a helmet and sustained life-threatening injuries.  Speed and alcohol are factors in this crash. The incident is being investigated by the Amarillo Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit.
 
 

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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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