HOUSTON – A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a suspected thief in the Willowbrook area on Sunday morning.
Houston police responded to reports of a deadly crash on SH-249 near Greens Road shortly after 1 a.m.
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Investigators said the motorcyclist crashed into the back of the suspected thief, who had just stolen equipment from a construction site.
The suspected thief, who was driving a backhoe, took off after the crash, and the motorcyclist died from their injuries.
“The backhoe continued off into the ditch area, in the grassy area, and was abandoned by who we believed to be the suspect who was driving it,” said Sgt. Michael Barrow.
No arrests have been made.