Brownsville police identify man killed in Wednesday crash

UPDATE (6:25 p.m.):

Brownsville police has identified the victim as 40-year-old Christopher Jonathan Higgonbotham.

“On behalf of the Brownsville Police Department, we offer our most sincere condolences to his family and friends,” the department wrote on Facebook.

ORIGINAL STORY: 

The Brownsville Police Department is urging the public to take an alternative route following a major crash on Wednesday that left one person dead. 

According to a Facebook post, police said the crash occurred at 12:26 p.m. in the 2900 block of Central Boulevard. 

“We are actively working the scene of a major traffic collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle,” the post stated. “The operator of the motorcycle has been pronounced deceased.”

As a result, Central Boulevard is closed off from Ruben M. Torres Boulevard to Media Luna Drive, with police adding for motorists to seek alternative routes.

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