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56-year-old Weatherford man killed in Wise County motorcycle crash

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A 56-year-old Weatherford man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Wise County on Monday, June 1, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Highway Patrol troopers responded to the crash about 7 a.m. on Farm to Market Road 920 near Private Road 3738, DPS said in a news release.

The rider, Shaun Allan Waits, died at the scene, DPS said.

Investigators determined that Waits was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle traveling south on FM 920 at an unsafe speed and failed to negotiate a curve. Waits, who was not wearing a helmet, went off the road and laid the motorcycle over, the release stated.

The investigation is ongoing, according to DPS.

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Shambhavi Rimal
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.
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