Mesquite, TX - August 2, 2019 - On Aug. 2, 2019 at approximately 8:45 a.m., the Mesquite Police Department responded to a call of a deceased person found in a concrete culvert in the 19000 block of the west service road of Highway 635. Investigation revealed a 2008 Kawasaki ZX600 left the west service road and crashed into a concrete culvert. The driver, who has yet to be positively identified, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
This is the sixth fatality crash of 2019, resulting in 6 deaths, as compared to 5 fatality crashes for the same period in 2018, resulting in five deaths. The investigation is ongoing by the Mesquite Police Department Traffic Unit.