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Motorcycle driver killed after running into back of vehicle on Hwy. 12 near Mauriceville

A 63-year-old Seabrook man has died after Troopers say he rear-ended a vehicle in Orange County

MAURICEVILLE, Texas — A 63-year-old Seabrook man has died after DPS Troopers say he ran into the back of a Ford passenger vehicle in Orange County Wednesday afternoon. 

Troopers said Gregory Loy Maze was headed east on a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle on State Hwy. 12 when he ran into the back of a 2012 Ford vehicle that was stopped, waiting on another vehicle to turn. 

Maze was pronounced dead at the scene according to DPS. 

It happened at Hwy. 12 and Woodridge Drive. 

The Orange County Sheriff's Office, DPS Troopers and fire personnel were all at the scene. 

The crash closed down the highway west of Mauriceville while investigators worked to find out why the wreck happened.   

From a Department of Public Safety news release: 

At approximately 3:00p.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper drove upon a multiple vehicle crash on SH 12, just north of SH 62, in Orange County.  The crash involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle.

The preliminary DPS crash investigation indicates that a 2004 Harley Davidson was traveling eastbound on SH 12.  Several vehicles were stopped in the eastbound traffic lane of SH 12 waiting for a vehicle to make a turn.  The driver of the Harley failed to control his speed and rear-ended a 2012 Ford passenger vehicle.

The driver of the Harley Davidson, 63-year-old Gregory Loy Maze of Seabrook, Texas, was pronounced deceased by Justice of the Peace Jenkins at the scene.

The driver of the Ford, 43-year-old Angela Scheiderer, and her 5-year-old son were not injured.

All information is preliminary as Troopers continue to investigate this fatal crash.

Credit: KBMT

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