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Sunday, November 1,2020
Motorcyclist killed in 9
Lewisville crash K
The Colony Courier Leader
starlocalmedia.com 3A
CHRIS ROARK
croark@starlocalmedia.com
struck the motorcyclist, whose identity has not
been released. Those two vehicles then collid-
ed with each other.
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday afternoon Authorities said eight vehicles were dam-
in Lewisville following a crash between the aged as others tried to avoid the motorcyclist,
motorcycle and another vehicle. All of the drivers stayed at the scene.
The crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the The highway was shut down for several
1100 block of Interstate 35E, near the inter- hours as crews removed the wreckage and
section of SH 121. The victim was identified by investigators processed the scene. First re-
the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office sponders rendered aid to the other drivers,
as 30-year-old Denton resident Aaron Philip One driver was transported to a local hospital
Tormo. with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to police officials, the motorcycle “It’s not known what caused the initial
and the vehicle were heading northbound on crash, but investigators are looking into the
I-35E when the motorcycle and vehicle collid- wet road conditions and speed as possibili-
ed, throwing the motorcyclist onto the road, ties,” said police spokesman Matt Martucci.
Police have not released the type of vehicle “As of now, no charges are expected to be filed
involved in the collision.
against any of the drivers that struck the mo-
Two vehicles tried to avoid the crash and torcyclist as this was an unavoidable accident."
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learning packets. This is the help the kids at home.” applications and complete
reality of the digital divide. FAFSA forms.
Last legislative session, "We do not have access to As the 87th Texas Legis-
the state made tremendous the internet in our home. We lative Session approaches,
strides toward equity in pub- were given one chrome book Texas will face some large
lic school funding, but now from the school district for hurdles. The economy is in
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FromPAGEONE child disclosed details about the case, assisted by District
the ongoing abuse. During the Attorney Investigators Greg-
. Dies had ongoing access to criminal investigation, law en- ory Bowers, Kim Voigt-Eanes,
the child. He sexually abused forcement learned that Dies and Mike Bennett, Victim As-
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four years starting when the several years prior. sistaince Coordinator Casey
child was just five years old. The jury found Dies guilty Hendriand Legal Secretary
Dies told the child to keep the of Continuous Sexual Abuse of Christy Ware.
abuse “their secret,” but the a Child and the jury assessed
child gathered the courage to punishment at 60 years in pris-
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26th Annual Blanket Drive
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Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 39, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 1, 2020, newspaper, November 1, 2020; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622555/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.