It's my opinion this write up is not enough... God Bless this rider.. NO ONE deserves to DIE and barely mentioned in the news...

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with an SUV in northwest Harris County on Sunday morning.

Investigators said Cortes Taylor died in the wreck, which occurred about 9 a.m. Sunday in the 9100 block of West FM 1960.

Taylor was driving his motorcycle eastbound on FM 1960 when the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe pulled out in front of him from Meadow Vista Drive. Taylor was thrown from his motorcycle by the impact and died at the scene.

Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating the crash. No information was immediately available about possible citations.
could be any of us, Ride Safe....

 

Not to sound disrespectful in the least toward you or the deceased, but what more would you like to see? Other than the driver of the Tahoe's name and a specific violation (Fail to Yield Right of Way at a Stop Sign, Yield Sign, Leaving Private Drive etc just by reading this), it seems that everything is in there. Maybe whether or not speed or alcohol is suspected.

I'm not sure how things work in Harris County, but it's always been my experience that an investigation is completed to attempt to reconstruct the accident. After doing so the case is presented to a Grand Jury by the investigator. If the Grand Jury indicts the driver for an offense (Manslaughter, Intoxicated Manslaughter etc), then the case will go to court. If they do not indict, then that is where a citation for the traffic violation would normally come into play. This is most likely why there is no mention of a citation in the article.

There are many many factors that come into play when investigating a fatality collision. Sometimes what is seen up front is not the whole story. When you start figuring in speed/reaction time/terrain and other things, often times the most obvious thing may not be what happened afterall.

 

R.I.P., Cortes Taylor !.

 

RIP cortes

 

Twostepcd has it right. Until a complete investigation is done, a citation is premature. With double jeopardy issues, a person cited for an infraction failure to yield could pay that cite, and skip out of a vehicular manslaughter violation. I would rather see a lengthy process that yields true justice than a rapid conclusion that does not. And, RIP Mr. Taylor...