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(ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER)
A Fort Worth man died in a two-vehicle wreck on FM 209, approximately 1.5 miles east of Murray.
A preliminary investigation from the Texas Department of Public Safety stated the wreck occurred at approximately 12:54 p.m. Saturday, May 17.
The investigation revealed that a 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Joshua Logan Hoffman, 27, of Fort Worth, was traveled north on FM 209.
A 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Alex Dean Cortez, 34, of Saginaw, was traveling south on FM 209 with a passenger in the vehicle.
“(Hoffman) failed to negotiate a curve, causing him to drive in the southbound lane and struck (Cortez) head-on,” the release stated. “(Hoffman) was pronounced deceased on the scene.”
Hoffman was pronounced deceased on the scene as a result of the injuries he sustained during the wreck.
Cortez and his passenger were both transported to Graham Regional Medical Center with non-incapacitating injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by DPS.
