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A Glen Rose man died early Monday from injuries he received in a motorcycle wreck, officials said.
James Slyder, 40, was identified by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.The wreck was reported at 1:03 a.m. in the 300 block of Paluxy Street on the south side of Glen Rose, said Lt. Anders Dahl of the Somervell County Sheriff's Office."We got a call from a citizen saying there had been a motorcycle wreck," Dahl said.No other vehicles were involved and Slyder was the only person on the 2002 Kawasaki, he said.Slyder was riding southbound on Paluxy Street "at a high rate of speed" when he lost control in curve, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety which investigated the wreck. The motorcycle hit a curb, then a rock wall, the DPS reported. The medical examiner reported that Slyder was ejected from the motorcycle. The DPS also stated that Slyder did not wear a helmet.Slyder was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he was pronounced dead at 3:57 a.m., the medical examiner reported.
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