DICKINSON, Texas – The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office says an off-duty Lakeview police officer who was riding his motorcycle to work died after he was struck by another vehicle on the feeder road of I-45.
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It happened Tuesday in Dickinson near the intersection of I-45 and FM 517.
The sheriff’s office says Officer Larry Blacksmith was off-duty at the time, but was in uniform and was riding his personal motorcycle to work when he was struck by another vehicle.
Right now, the sheriff’s office says nothing about the crash indicates any crime has occurred and no charges have been filed at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
The Lakeview Police Department serves the communities of El Lago and Taylor Lake Village in southeast Harris County.
“This loss is deeply felt across our law enforcement community. We extend our deepest condolences to the officers family and the entire Lakeview Police Department,” the sheriff’s office said.