TEXARKANA, Texas — A motorcyclist was critically injured early Saturday after fleeing a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and crashing into another motorcycle at North State Line Avenue and Texas Boulevard.
According to emergency radio traffic, the incident occurred around 12:53 a.m. when a trooper pursued the motorcycle southbound on State Line Avenue. The motorcyclist collided with another motorcycle at the intersection, and the rider of the second motorcycle sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Texarkana Fire Department units, including Tower 1, arrived on the scene at approximately 12:57 a.m. The fire department established “State Line Command” as LifeNet medics, previously engaged in a patient transfer, diverted to the emergency. A second ambulance was deployed to the location.
LifeNet issued a Level 1 trauma alert to CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System for the critically injured male motorcyclist, who was reported to have head trauma and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
As of Saturday morning, State Line Avenue remained closed while Arkansas State Police conducted their investigation into the accident. The identities of the involved riders have not yet been released.