Rider receives serious injuries in motorcycle crash

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TRINITY — Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers are investigating a one-vehicle crash on State Highway 19, north of Trinity, that occurred Friday.

The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 12:32 p.m., a 2006 Yamaha XVS1100 motorcycle was traveling north. It is reported that the driver of the Yamaha failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway to the right, and laid the motorcycle over in the ditch.

The driver of the Yamaha, 60-year-old Jonny Tunstall of Houston, was injured.

Trinity Fire Chief Keith Johnson said Ventura EMS transported the victim to the helipad at Mid Coast Health Center, and from there, a PHI helicopter transported him to Conroe Regional Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries

This is an ongoing investigation.