Travis Duvall , 29, dead after striking center median with motorcycle at southwest 34th and Western Street in Amarillo, Texas
Motorcyclist pronounced dead after Saturday crash at 34th, Western
Officials with the Amarillo Police Department released that the driver of the motorcycle involved in an early Saturday wreck has died.
According to a news release from the department, the driver, identified as 29-year-old Travis Duvall Mitchell, died at a local hospital from injuries received in the crash.
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