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Motorcyclist identified from fatal accident on Hwy 361

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UPDATE: 11/6/2023

The Corpus Christi Medical Examiner's Office has identified the motorcyclist who was killed on Nov. 2 on Highway 361 between Port Aransas and North Padre Island.

Officials say 62-year-old Tracy Thompkins, of Corpus Christi, died after colliding with a pick-up truck on Hwy 361 just before 8 a.m.

ORIGINAL: 11/2/2023

A wreck on Padre Island this morning at about 7:55 a.m., has left a 62-year-old man dead after colliding with another vehicle near Fish Pass.

A truck was traveling north on Hwy 361 when the driver attempted to make a left turn. At the same time, a man on a motorcycle started to pass the truck on the left and ended up t-boning the truck, killing the rider.

KRIS 6 News will have more information as it becomes available.

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