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Motorcyclist killed in wreck on I-35 in Kyle

Motorcyclist killed in wreck on I-35 in Kyle
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A local man was killed late Sunday after the motorcycle he was operating slammed into back of an 18-wheeler along Interstate 35 in Kyle.

Edward Ortiz, Jr., 41, of Kyle, has been identified as the victim in the wreck, according to a city of Kyle press release. The incident is the first traffic fatality on I-35 in Kyle in 2019.

Authorities were dispatched around 10:17 p.m. April 7 for a motorcycle accident that happened along southbound I-35 near mile marker 217 in the Kyle area, said Kyle Police Lt. Andre Marmolejo in a statement.

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