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Texas motorcyclist injured in tractor trailer accident dies

A man from El Campo, Texas was killed when he drove his motorcycle into the back of an 18-wheel tractor trailer, according to the Pierce Department of Public Safety.  The driver of the truck was making a right hand turn onto Country Road 448 when the motorcyclist hit him from behind.

Troopers are investigating why the man, Leonard Ramon Minjarez, 37, crashed his 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle into the back of the truck instead of stopping.  Miniarez was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by a Wharton County Justice of the Peace.

The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.  In Texas, only riders 20 years of age or younger are required to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.

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