19-Year-Old Rider Pronounced Dead after SUV Collision on Bent Tree Drive

AMARILLO, TX (May 13, 2024) – Thursday evening, Mikeal Donovan Fierro was fatally struck in a motorcycle crash on Soncy Road.

The incident happened in the area of Soncy Road and Bent Tree Drive around 9:30 p.m., on May 2nd.

According to the Amarillo Police Department, a 2006 Kawasaki Motorcycle rider identified as 19-year-old Fierro was speeding on the northbound Soncy Road.

For reasons under investigation, he crashed into a GMC SUV making an eastbound turn into an alley of Bent Tree Drive near 45th Avenue.

The impact of the collision caused life-threatening injuries to Fierro. Responding authorities pronounced the 19-year-old rider deceased at the scene.

Emergency personnel shut down the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Further investigation is being handled by the Amarillo Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Squad.

Our warm and sincerest sympathies go out to the friends and family of Mikeal Donovan Fierro.

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