Crime

Richard Lee Wittie arrested, charged with intoxication manslaughter, assault

By Annie Gimbel

/ CBS Texas

Your Tuesday Afternoon Headlines, June 21st, 2022

HURST, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Hurst Police Officers arrested Richard Lee Wittie, 72, of Abilene in connection to a fatality crash on June 20. 

Wittie was charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. 

Investigators said he was traveling northbound on IH-820 when his Chevrolet pickup slammed into the rear of a motorcycle with two people on it. 

Hurst Medics pronounced one of the motorcycle riders deceased at the scene and transported the other rider to a local hospital. The transported rider suffered serious injuries, which are believed to be non-life-threatening.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

First published on June 21, 2022 / 3:55 PM CDT

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