DEPUTIES RESPOND TO A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON TRANSMOUNTAIN RD INVOLVING A 21 YEAR OLD SOLIDER FROM FORT BLISS
NEWS RELEASE
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EL PASO, TX- On Sunday, 11-20-11 at approximately 4:40 PM a Sheriff’s Office Deputy was dispatched to Transmountain Rd./Reference Point 19 in reference to a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Sheriff Deputies arrived to find a 21 year old male with serious bodily injuries.
A preliminary investigation, and according to witnesses, the driver of a motorcycle(Honda CBR) was traveling on Transmountain Rd./eastbound at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control of the motorcycle as it approached a roadway curve and veered to the right side of the roadway skidding an approximate 240 feet. The driver’s body then struck a hill and was airborne an approximate 45 feet from the last point of impact. The driver was wearing a helmet and speed was the only factor.
The driver was transported by El Paso EMS to a local area hospital. The eastbound right lane of travel of Transmountain Rd. was closed for approximately 45 minutes.
The driver, an active soldier from Fort Bliss, TX, remains in critical condition as he sustained a fractured skull and broken right leg.