TAYLOR, Texas - The Taylor Police Department is investigating a crash Thursday night that killed a Thrall man.
Police received a call reporting the crash in the 12400 block of US 79 at 10:43 p.m. A preliminary investigation revealed a black 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling west when it lost control.
The driver, 43-year-old Joshua Wayne Lashley, was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in the intersection of US 79 and County Road 101, where he was struck by a 2013 Ford pickup truck.
Lashley was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say this is the first fatal crash in Taylor for 2022.