1 killed in crash involving motorcycle, pickup truck in Durham

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle Wednesday morning, Durham police said.

The wreck happened before 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of East Lawson Street and South Alston Avenue.
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Police said 39-year-old Saul Aguilar Lopez was heading southbound in a 2015 Toyota Tundra pickup truck. He made a left turn onto Lawson Street and collided with 51-year-old Tyrone Royster, who was driving a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle.

The right side of Lopez's pickup truck hit the front of Royster's motorcycle.

Authorities said Royster was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Alcohol and drugs were not factors in the crash, according to investigators.

No charges have been filed and the crash remains under investigation.
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