A Willis man is dead after his motorcycle collided head-on with another vehicle on Farm-to-Market 1374.
According to the Huntsville police officials, the accident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 just inside the Huntsville city limits.
According to preliminary evidence, William Houston Briggs, 21, of Willis was traveling westbound on 1374 on his motorcycle when he collided with a Ford Explorer traveling eastbound.
“They were both traveling on a curve, and it looks like he took the turn a little too wide, went into the opposing lane, and collided with the other vehicle,” said Officer Scott Bennett, a member of the HPD’s accident reconstruction team currently investigating the accident.
Shortly after the accident, Officer Kurt Bubela of the Huntsville Police Department responded to the area, with assistance from the Huntsville Fire Department and Huntsville-Walker County EMS.
Briggs was pronounced dead at the scene by Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Richard Duncan a short time later. The driver of the Explorer was uninjured.
As the investigation began the HPD’s accident reconstruction team took over the case and began assessing the evidence.
“We’re still investigating the accident,” Bennett said. “Accident reconstruction is putting the pieces together, but at this point it’s unknown if alcohol was a factor, or if either driver was speeding.”
The exact cause of the accident was still unavailable as of Monday.
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