Jessikah Richardson Killed in Killeen Motorcycle Crash at Watercrest Drive and Bachelor Button Boulevard

Killeen, Texas (November 26, 2023) – A woman was killed Friday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in Killeen, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened around 4:15 p.m., November 24, at the intersection of Watercrest Drive and Bachelor Button Boulevard.

Police said a 2022 Chevrolet pickup truck was stopped in the inside westbound lane of Watercrest Drive and was waiting for eastbound traffic to clear so it could turn southbound on Bachelor Button Boulevard.

While the pickup truck was waiting, a 2018 Chevrolet SUV rear-ended the pickup truck, sending it into the eastbound lane of Watercrest Drive.

A 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle, with two people, was traveling in the eastbound lane of Watercrest and it crashed into the pickup truck.

The passenger on the motorcycle was thrown over the pickup truck and onto the road.

The drivers of the pickup truck and SUV were taken to Advent Hospital where they were treated and released.

The driver of the motorcycle was airlifted to Baylor Scott and White Hospital in critical condition.

The passenger of the motorcycle, 34-year-old Jessikah Richardson, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other information was available.

The police are investigating the crash.

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