NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- A motorcycle accident in New Braunfels has left one person dead.
Sgt. Matthew Engel with the New Braunfels Police Department says the single-vehicle happened just after 10 p.m. on Thursday. Police and fire crews arrived to find 22-year-old Sean Lopez unresponsive and lying in the roadway in the 2300 block of State Highway 46. A Harley Davidson motorcycle was on its side further ahead in the road.
Sgt. Engel says Lopez was not wearing a helmet and had severe, fatal head injuries. An investigation reveals that he struck the portion of a raised median at a high speed and then drove up the median. He was unable to gain control and was thrown off of the motorcycle.
The NBPD Traffic Unit is still investigating.
