Charges possible in fatal motorcycle wreck

Three main lanes on the West Beltway at Eldridge were shut down for four hours Friday because of a four-vehicle accident that killed a motorcyclist.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The driver of an SUV could face charges in a four-vehicle accident that killed a motorcyclist in west Houston Friday afternoon.

The wreck happened around 5:20pm on the northbound lanes of the West Sam Houston Tollway at Briar Forest Drive.

According to Precinct 5 deputies, a motorcycle rider had slowed down for traffic in front of him and was rear-end by a Honda Goldwing. The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike, hit the concrete and possibly a vehicle in front of him.

His motorcycle kept going and crashed into another vehicle, while the driver of the SUV also hit another car.

Deputies say the victim appeared to be a middle-aged man. He died at the scene.

Other people involved in the wreck suffered minor injuries.

Deputies say charges against the driver of the SUV are possible, but they don't believe alcohol is a factor. The DA's office was at the scene investigating.

The accident forced crews to close several main lanes of the tollway for four hours Friday evening.
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Deputy thrown from motorcycle in wreck in NE Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An off-duty deputy was thrown from his motorcycle early this morning in northeast Houston.

It happened around 3:30am on the Eastex Freeway near Crosstimbers. The Precinct 6 constable ran into a stopped car.

Authorities say they believe the woman in that car may have been drunk. She told them she was trying to turn around on the freeway.

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Motorcycle wreck shut down NW Freeway for couple of hours

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say a motorcyclist slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler on the Northwest Freeway last night.

The accident happened on Highway 290 at Fairbanks North Houston. The truck never stopped and police say the driver might not have realized the biker hit him.

Witnesses say the biker was weaving in and out of traffic and might have been going 100 miles per hour when the accident happened. The biker was taken to the hospital in serious, but stable condition.

The inbound lanes of the freeway were closed for two hours.

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Off-duty deputy injured in motorcycle accident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An off-duty Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office deputy was taken to the hospital Sunday after a motorcycle accident on Houston's south side.

According to Houston police, the FBCSO deputy was on a motorcycle working an extra job doing traffic for a funeral.

Police said an Isuzu Rodeo failed to yield the right-of-way and struck the off-duty officer on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at Bellfort Street.

Officials said the vehicle dragged the deputy across a couple lanes of traffic and hit two other vehicles in the process.

The deputy suffered only minor injuries and was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment.

It was unclear if anyone else was injured.

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Motorcycle cop injured in crash during funeral procession

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A motorcycle police officer from Patton Village is expected to be OK after a crash leading a funeral procession.

Police say the officer was hit by a car while leading the procession on Cullen Boulevard in southeast Houston. He didn't appear to be seriously hurt, but was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital after the wreck.

Earlier this month, a Pasadena police officer was critically injured in a similar crash while leading a funeral procession.

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Officer injured in motorcycle crash

  SUGAR LAND (KTRK) -- A police officer was hospitalized after his motorcycle hit a sports utility vehicle in Sugar Land.

The accident happened around 11pm Friday at the intersection of Texas 6 and U.S. 90.

The 52-year-old officer was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital with a possible broken leg and internal injuries, officials said.

According to police, he was in serious condition Saturday morning but is expected to survive.

It was unknown who or what caused the crash. The accident is under investigation.

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Driver arrested after fatal motorcycle crash

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An alleged drunk driver has been charged for the death of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in north Houston early Sunday, officials said.

It happened around 1:15am Sunday on Rankin Dr. at Rankin Circle W.

Carlton Neal Bare of Spring was riding a motorcycle westbound when a black pickup turned left in front of him from the eastbound lanes in an attempt to pull into a dance bar parking lot, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.

Bare, 39, crashed into the passenger side of the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials said the driver of the pickup ran from the scene, but a K-9 unit tracked him and eventually caught him hiding in a nearby wooded area.

The suspect was arrested and faces charges of intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid.

According to deputies at the scene, the suspect failed a field sobriety test.

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