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Officials identify Fort Worth motorcyclist killed in Hurst traffic accident

A motorcyclist was killed Friday afternoon in a Hurst traffic accident.
A motorcyclist was killed Friday afternoon in a Hurst traffic accident.

A motorcyclist killed in a Hurst wreck has been identified as John Drake of Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s website on Sunday.

Drake, 59, was pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. Friday in the westbound lanes of Texas 121 in Hurst. He died from blunt force injuries and his death was an accident, according to a ruling by officials at the medical examiner’s office.

Hurst police responded to the major accident shortly after 4 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Texas 121 in the westbound lanes.

Witnesses reported a motorcycle had crashed on the highway. No other vehicles were involved in the wreck.

Hurst police did not provide any details on the fatal crash.

This story was originally published February 10, 2019 at 9:20 AM with the headline "Officials identify Fort Worth motorcyclist killed in Hurst traffic accident."

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