Raquel Rodriguez ID’d as Victim Killed in Van Zandt County Crash on SH 64 near Canton

Van Zandt County, Texas (May 2, 2023) – Authorities have identified the person who died following a collision between a vehicle and motorcycle on Sunday afternoon in Van Zandt County as Raquel Rodriguez, 67, of Lancaster.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the tragic accident happened at around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, April 30, on SH 64, just east of Canton.

DPS said Kyle Lee Randall, 32, of Royse City, was riding a motorcycle eastbound on SH 64 while a car, driven by Orlando Jaimes, 70, of Lancaster, was facing westbound on the shoulder of SH 64.

The car reportedly made an unsafe U-turn in front of the motorcycle. The bike ultimately crashed into the car on the passenger side.

Jaimes and one of his passengers, identified as Esperanza Almaguer Rodriguez, 44, also of Lancaster,  were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

A second passenger in Jaimes’ vehicle, now identified as Raquel Rodriguez, was transported to a nearby hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Randall was also transported to a Canton-area medical center in an unknown condition.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.

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