TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Wood County Fatal

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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

Date & Time: 5/13/2022   1:24 PM

County: Wood

Location: FM 17, approximately three miles south of Alba, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph

Vehicle 1: 2001 Yamaha motorcycle

Vehicle 2: 2018 Dodge Ram 2500

Driver 1:Deceased

Danny V. Bohannan, male, 51 YOA of Alba, TX.

Helmet: Yes

Pronounced by: JP Gilbreath at the scene.

Driver 2:

Tony R. Curtiss, male, 44 YOA of Sulpher Springs, TX.

Helmet: Yes

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was driving south on FM 17 south of mile marker 266 and was attempting to negotiate a curve to the right. Unit 2 was driving north in the same curve. Unit 1 failed to maintain a single lane and traveled into the north bound lane.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper John Hefner, Winnsboro DPS