A man was killed early Saturday and a woman was taken to a Texarkana hospital after the motorcycle they were riding hit a horse near DeKalb, Texas, authorities said.
The accident happened just after 12:30 a.m. Saturday on Farm to Market Road 1701 and County Road 4357.
Billy Charles Murphy, 56, of Avery, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Gerrold Rankin.
Sharon Kay Berry, 45, his passenger, was taken to CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital and was listed in stable condition Saturday afternoon.
Murphy was driving a 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle north on FM 1701 and collided with a horse that was in the middle of the northbound lane. The horse was struck broadside and both the driver and passenger were ejected.
The accident was investigated by Department of Public Safety Trooper Keith Lang.
The horse’s condition was unknown.
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