The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash involving a motorcycle on state Highway 87, just north of SH 62, near Hillcrest Cemetery, that occurred Thursday morning, May 19, 2022.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 6:30 a.m., a motorcycle was traveling north. It is reported that a Dodge SUV pulled onto SH 87 from Gaylynn Drive, and the motorcycle struck the SUV.
The driver of the motorcycle, William Wantuck, 46, of Orange, was pronounced deceased on the scene by a Justice of the Peace.
The driver of the SUV and one child passenger were transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital. The driver, 32 year old Harley Laughlin of Buna, succumbed to her injuries. There was one other child passenger who was not injured.
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