Motorcyclist killed after collision with deer

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Published: Jan. 30, 2022 at 6:09 AM CST
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CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding drivers to be aware of wild animals after a motorcyclist was killed in Coryell County after colliding with a deer.

The fatality happened Friday night before 7 p.m. on FM 107 about a mile east of County Road 303.

Troopers say 61-year-old John William Chapman of Chilton was thrown from his motorcycle after hitting a deer in the roadway.

They say he wasn’t wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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