Roy McCarty Killed in Anderson County Bicycle Crash on US Highway 79

Anderson County, Texas (August 19, 2022) – According to the Texas DPS, a bicyclist was fatally hit by a semi-truck Thursday afternoon in Anderson County.

The fatal crash happened around 3:10 p.m., on US 79, just southwest Palestine.

DPS said John Looney, 51, of Buffalo, was driving a semi-truck southwest while Roy McCarty, 71, of Palestine, was riding a bicycle.

McCarty rode his bicycle in front of the semi-truck and was hit. He was taken to a Palestine hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

Looney was uninjured in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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