{"id":80478,"date":"2025-07-21T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80478\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:28:08","slug":"deadly-motorcycle-crash-on-katy-fwy-shuts-down-exit-ramp-in-east-harris-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80478\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly motorcycle crash on Katy Fwy shuts down exit ramp in east Harris County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Motorcycle crash shuts down exit ramp (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 A motorcyclist died early Monday morning, leading to the exit ramp on Katy Freeway in east <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Harris_County\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Harris_County\/\">Harris County<\/a> being shut down. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Details are limited, as it\u2019s an active investigation, but Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the rider reportedly went over the ramp on SH-99 and died upon impact. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A scene investigation remains underway at the Katy Freeway and SH-99. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HCSOTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HCSOTexas<\/a> deputies are investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle rider. The rider reportedly went over the SH-99 ramp and was pronounced deceased. <\/p>\n<p>All service roads are open, only the ramp from Katy\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jjOq7Y5BEQ\">pic.twitter.com\/jjOq7Y5BEQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheriffEd_HCSO\/status\/1947251842783625217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">It\u2019s unclear what factors played a role in the crash, but while they investigate, authorities have shut down the Katy Freeway exit ramp, leaving only the service roads open. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">No additional information has been shared, as of this writing, but KPRC 2 will continue to update this story as more details are released. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorAhmed Humble headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/RTGJORI0LLU95FKKDK5WG57SPI\/\" title=\"View Ahmed Humble&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Humble<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Historian, educator, writer, expert on &#8220;The Simpsons,&#8221; amateur photographer, essayist, film &amp; tv reviewer and race\/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas&#8217; Fall 2019 issue.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Motorcycle crash shuts down exit ramp (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.) 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