PAPD identifies local man killed in motorcycle crash

Published 10:02 am Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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Police identified the Port Arthur man killed in a Sunday single-vehicle crash.

The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Alejandro Hernandez.

On Sunday at approximately 3:52 p.m., Port Arthur Police Department officers responded to the 2400 block of 25th Street in reference to a major motor vehicle crash with serious injuries.

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Investigators revealed a man was operating a motorcycle and lost control.

The victim, who police said was Hernandez, was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died as a result of the injuries he received in the crash, police said.

The crash is under investigation by the Advance Accident Reconstruction Team.