SAN LEON, Texas A motorcycle rider died Monday afterafter his bike was hit Sunday by a pickup that apparently ran a stop sign. The accident shut down three blocks of FM 517 near 27th Street in San Leon for several hours.
San Leon Fire officials said the 46-year-old man on the motorbike was headed east on FM 517 at about 4 p.m. when a red Ford 150 truck pulled out from 27th Street. The bike rider was unable to stop or avoid a collision, officials said.
The impact of the collision sent the motorcycle over a guardrail and into a wooden fence.
The bike rider was wearing a helmet, officials said.
The unidentified rider was taken by air ambulance to John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch where he was undergoing surgery Sunday night. He was listed in critical condition.
San Leon Assistant Fire Chief Scott Lyons said the motorcycle rider is a Houston firefighter. Officials had not been able to confirm which firehouse in Houston the man worked at, Lyons said.
The man driving the truck was not injured. Officials on the scene said it appeared the truck driver ran the stop sign.
The Texas Department of Transportation is investigating the accident. The Daily News was unable to confirm if the truck driver had been cited or charged in the accident.
