Kerry Hicks Killed Henderson County Motorcycle Accident on FM-317

Henderson County, Texas (July 19, 2018) – A person was killed Wednesday morning in a motorcycle accident in Henderson County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal accident was reported at about 8:40 a.m. July 18, on FM-317, a few miles northeast of the city of Chandler.
According to preliminary reports, 51-year-old Kerry Wayland Hicks, of Lindale, was riding a 2006 Harley Davidson Road King motorcycle westbound on the roadway approaching a sweeping curve to the right, while at the same time, 30-year-old KC Scott Allen, of Itasca, was driving a 2012 Ford F-150 eastbound approaching the curve from the opposite direction.
Hicks, a well-known East Texas Musician, failed to negotiate the curve and crossed the center stripe into the eastbound lane just in front of Ford. Allen attempted to swerve right to avoid the crash but was hit by Hicks in its left front.
Hicks, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from his bike into the roadway. He was pronounced dead by Judge Tony Duncan at the scene and was taken to Chandler Funeral Home.
Allen was uninjured in the accident.
An investigation is ongoing.