A 43-year-old Odessa motorcyclist died on September 30, 2026, three days after a head-on collision in Ector County. According to reports, the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, at Huntington Avenue and West 26th Street. The motorcyclist was riding southbound on Huntington Avenue when a Dodge allegedly turned in front of him without yielding the right-of-way. He suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock.
Yourbasin reported that the man died days after the crash. KWES (NewsWest 9) reported, citing the Texas Department of Public Safety, that the Dodge driver allegedly turned without yielding and struck the motorcycle head-on, and that the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. The Dodge driver was reported uninjured. DPS says the investigation is ongoing, and no charges were mentioned in the reports we reviewed.