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TC resident killed in crash
A motorcyclist from The Colony, travelling northbound on the Sam Rayburn Tollway, was killed Tuesday night at the exit ramp to southbound U.S. Highway 75 when lost control of the vehicle in the curve of the ramp and struck the north concrete wall, falling to the ground below./Photo courtesy First Response Photography
By Blaine Crimmins, bcrimmins@starlocalnews.com
ALLEN -- A motorcyclist, identified as Tyler Owens, 22, of The Colony, was killed Tuesday night while allegedly fleeing from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper.
At about 8:15 p.m., a DPS officer on routine patrol along the Sam Rayburn Tollway near Stacy Road in Allen observed a Yamaha motorcycle speeding northbound on the highway, DPS spokesman Lonny Haschel said.
The trooper intended to initiate a traffic stop and issue a warning, but when he activated his emergency lights the driver of the motorcycle elected not to stop and sped away from the trooper, Haschel said.
The motorcyclist was then ejected from the motorcycle and fell to the ground, where he was later pronounced dead at the scene by the Collin County Medical Examiner. Owens was wearing a helmet, Haschel said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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