DPS: Teen killed in motorcycle crash on Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway 

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A motorcycle accident on the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway left a 19-year-old man dead, authorities said.

^{A motorcycle accident left one man dead after crashing into a truck at the Queen Isabella Causeway. (Source: Texas Department of Public Safety)}

The crash occurred Saturday evening in the westbound lanes of the causeway.

A preliminary investigation revealed a red Yamaha YZF-6 motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed and rear-ended a grey GMC Sierra Dually truck, the Texas Department of Public Safety stated. 

DPS identified the motorcyclist as 19-year-old Brownsville resident Alexander Gomez.

Gomez was transported to Valley Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

This is an ongoing investigation.