Corpus Christi Man Dead after Motorcycle Wreck in Smith County
Posted/updated on: January 25, 2012 at 2:36 am
SMITH COUNTY — An accident involving a motorcycle leave one man dead. It happened around noon Monday on Bascom Road at FM 848, three miles north east of Whitehouse. Officials said the accident involved 3 vehicles, a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle, a 2006 semi and a 2008 Honda Accord. Authorities said the motorcycle, driven by Derek Simoneaux, 26, Corpus Christi and the Honda were heading southbound when the bike clipped a northbound 18 wheeler coming around the curve. The motorcycle reportedly broke in half and caught on fire. A piece of the motorcycle flew back hitting the Honda Accord, which was driven by the victim’s wife, Maricela Simoneaux. She was not injured.
