65-year-old dies after motorcycle crash in Atascosa County, DPS says

ATASCOSA COUNTY – A motorcyclist died after a crash Saturday on Interstate 37 in Atascosa County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

DPS said 65-year-old Robert Early James, from McAllen, was traveling north on I-37, around 9:20 p.m. near State Highway 97, when he lost control and crashed.

James was pronounced dead at the scene, according to DPS.

The fatal accident caused the northbound lanes of I-37 to be closed for several hours.

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