KOUNTZE — Two people were killed Thursday night in a motorcycle wreck south of Kountze.
Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis tells 12News a man and woman on a motorcycle died in crash around 9:15 Thursday night.
A truck collided with the motorcycle near the intersection of Hargroves Lane and Highway 326, Sheriff Davis said.
The driver of the Dodge pickup truck turned into the shoulder of the roadway to make a U-turn and pulled into the path of the motorcycle, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Stephanie Davis said in a release Friday morning.
The motorcycle hit the driver side of the pickup, Davis said. Both the driver and passenger on the Harley Davidson motorcycle fell off and came to rest in the ditch. The two people on the motorcycle were 34-year-old James Horton and 35-year-old Casey Tania Horton, both from Lewisville. They were pronounced deceased on the scene by Justice of the Peace Charles Brewer on scene. Both the driver and the passenger were wearing helmets. .
The driver of the Dodge, 34-year-old James Ritter of Silsbee, and his passenger were not injured in the crash.
Investigators are not yet ready to release the ages and identities of the victims.
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.