TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2              Number of Injured: 0                    Number killed:  1

Date & Time: 1/3/2022  1:55 PM

County: Gregg

Location: US 259, approximately 0.5 of a mile north of Longview, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1:  2007 Jeep Wrangler

Vehicle 2:  2019 Honda CMX300 Motorcycle

Driver 1: 

James Melvin Laney, 77 YOA, of Longview, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Driver 2: Deceased

Michael Wayne Campbell, 74 YOA, of Diana, TX.

Pronounced by: Judge Jameson

Seatbelt: No

Helmet: Yes

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling east on Tryon Rd. attempting to cross US 259.  Unit 1 pulled out in front of Unit 2 who was traveling south on US 259.  Unit 2 struck Unit 1.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Melissa Goodreau,  DPS Longview