Robert Leighty Killed in Motorcycle Accident on I-40 in Wheeler County

Robert Leighty Killed in Motorcycle Accident on I-40 in Wheeler County

Robert Leighty Killed in Wheeler County Motorcycle Accident on Interstate 40

Wheeler County, Texas (September 14, 2019) – A man was killed in a motorcycle accident Thursday night near Shamrock, according to a local news release.

The accident took place around 11:10 p.m. September 12, on I-40.

DPS said Jarmanjit Singh, 37, of California, was driving a semi-truck eastbound in the right lane on eastbound I-40 while Robert Leighty, 59, of Ohio, was riding a motorcycle in the right lane on I-40 in front of the semi.

Leighty veered over into the left lane and was hit by the semi.

The semi came to a rest in the center median with the motorcycle underneath it.

Leighty was taken to a Shamrock hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.

An investigation is underway.

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