SEAGOVILLE, Texas — As police continue to investigate a fatal motorcycle accident which occurred nearly two weeks ago on U.S. Highway 175, the grieving family continues to search for answers.
SEAGOVILLE, Texas — As police continue to investigate a fatal motorcycle accident which occurred nearly two weeks ago on U.S. Highway 175, the grieving family continues to search for answers.
On Friday, August 7, 2015, 20-year-old Josh Edmonds of Seagoville, Texas, was struck and killed by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 175 after laying his motorcycle down on the highway, according to police. The accident occurred on westbound US Highway 175 on the Mallory Bridge overpass just after 7 p.m.
Rhonda Edmonds, Josh's mother, suggests another motorist struck Edmonds while he was on the side of the highway just prior to the other vehicle striking him. She has taken to Facebook seeking any witnesses to the crash to come forward with information.
Seagoville Police Department Captain Ray Calverley says evidence suggests Edmonds, for unknown reasons, laid his motorcycle down in the right-hand lane of the highway. Calverley says the motorcycle stayed in the right-hand lane based on scrape marks on the pavement and Edmonds drifted into the left lane where he was struck by the motorist while still on the ground, as indicated by damage done to the vehicle.
Calverley says the person who struck Edmonds immediately stopped and there is not supporting evidence to suggest a second vehicle was involved or that the vehicle was traveling at a very high rate of speed, however, he says, “We're going to keep this investigation open until we've exhausted every avenue.”
“We won't stop until we've dotted every I and crossed every T,” said Calverley who also said a major piece of the investigation is determining what caused Edmonds to lay his motorcycle down.
Family and friends are expected to visit the scene of the crash site tomorrow, marking two weeks since the crash, and will hold up signs asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to come forward.
"He was definitely one-of-a-kind. Very special," Rhonda told NBC DFW.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Seagoville Police Department at (972) 287-2999.
