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18-05-2025
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Wreck claims one life, injures two in Young County
YOUNG COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — A two-vehicle wreck in Young County leaves one dead and two injured. Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2025, authorities responded to a wreck on FM 209 about a mile and a half east of Murray between a motorcycle and a pickup. According to Texas DPS Sergeant Juan Gutierrez, the motorcyclist was northbound on FM 209 and the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado was southbound. Gutierrez reported the motorcyclist failed to follow the curve of the road causing the rider to strike the truck head-on. The motorcyclist was identified as 27-year-old Joshua Hoffman from Fort Worth and was pronounced dead at the scene. Hoffman was found not wearing a helmet, according to Gutierrez. The driver and passenger of the truck were both taken to Graham Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash currently remains under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Head-on crash kills one
A head-on crash Saturday killed a man in Young County, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety media release. Joshua Logan Hoffman, 27, of Fort Worth died Saturday as a result of injuries sustained when his motorcycle collided head-on with a pickup, DPS officials said in a media release that evening. About 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Hoffman was driving a 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on FM Road 209 about 1.5 miles east of Murray, DPS officials said. Murray is about 20 miles west of Graham. The motorcycle driver failed to negotiate a curve, causing the bike to go into the southbound lane and strike a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado head-on, officials said. Murray was pronounced dead on the scene, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing. Two people in the pickup were injured in the collision, DPS officials said. The pickup driver, Alex Dean Cortez, 34, and a passenger, Shalynn Deann Cortez, 31, suffered non-incapacitating injuries and were transported to Graham Regional Medical Center. Both are from Saginaw. Alex and Shaylnn Cortez were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, officials said. Hoffman was not wearing a helmet. More: Woman dies after one-vehicle crash More: Wichita Falls restaurant inspections: How did they do May 7-15? This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Head-on motorcycle crash kills Fort Worth man
