James Horton and Casey Horton ID’d as Two Killed in Hardin County Motorcycle Accident on State Highway 326
Hardin County, Texas (November 3, 2018) – The two people who were killed Thursday night in a motorcycle accident on a highway in Hardin County have been identified as James Horton, 34, and Casey Tania Horton, 35, both of Lewisville, the DPS said.
The deadly accident took place at around 9:00 p.m. November 1, on State Highway 326, south of Kountze.
According to a preliminary report, a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle was riding behind a 2017 Dodge pickup truck which was traveling southbound on the highway. The Dodge driver then traveled onto the improved shoulder of the roadway to make a U-turn. He pulled into the motorcycle’s path and the bike collided with the drivers’ side of the Dodge.
Both the rider of the bike, James, and the passenger, Casey, were ejected from the bike and came to a rest in the ditch. They were both wearing helmets at the time of the accident and were killed in the crash.
The Dodge driver, James Ritter, 34, of Silsbee, and his passenger, were uninjured in the crash.
The troopers are investigating the crash.