According to the Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers, a multi-vehicle accident occurred in Belton on Tuesday.
The crash happened at Mile Marker #294 on Interstate 35 at around 6:04 a.m.
The officials stated that a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle, a 2018 Peterbilt truck tractor, and a 2015 Kenworth three-axle straight truck were involved in the collision.
The driver of the motorcycle was identified as 27-year-old Benjamin Jaquez, traveling in the right lane of I-35 at a high rate of speed.
According to the investigators, the motorcyclist was approaching the back of two trucks. He struck the left side of the truck, veered into the rear tandem, and struck the outside tire.
The motorcyclist was run over by the rear tandem axle of the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
No additional information regarding the fatal crash was provided by the Deputies.
September 29, 2022.
Source: Fox 44 News.