Weatherford Motorcyclist Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Wise County, DPS Says

Weatherford motorcyclist killed in single-vehicle crash in Wise County, DPS says

Another deadly motorcycle crash has claimed a life in North Texas. What DPS says happened on FM 920 and the bigger safety picture.

Motorcyclist killed in rural Wise County crash

On Monday, June 1, 2026, at 7:00 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Farm-to-Market (FM) 920 near Private Road (PR) 3738 in Wise County. A preliminary investigation indicated that the rider of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling south on FM 920 at an unsafe…

Weatherford man killed in motorcycle wreck

A Weatherford man was found dead after an apparent motorcycle crash on Farm Road 920 near Private Road 3738 north of Boonsville Monday morning. Emergency crews were dispatched to the single-vehicle accident around 6:30 a.m. after a passerby spotted a person and a motorcycle off the roadway. The rider, Shaun Allan Waits, 56, of Weatherford, was pronounced dead after Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived to investigate the scene. “A p…