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20-Year-Old On Motorcycle Killed In Crash With Pickup That Didn't Yield In Grand Prairie

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A 20-year-old man is dead after he crashed his motorcycle into a pickup truck that didn't yield the right-of-way Saturday evening in Grand Prairie, police say.

Police say the crash happened at around 7:50 p.m. in the 700 block of N. Belt Line Road as Angel Ceballos was riding his motorcycle northbound.

According to police, 30-year-old Jesse Merchant was driving a pickup with a 42-foot trailer southbound on the road when he turned left toward a gas station. Police say Merchant didn't yield the right-of-way to Ceballos, which caused the crash.

Jesse Merchant
Jesse Merchant mugshot (Credit: Grand Prairie Police Department)

Ceballos was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Merchant was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Police say he was also driving without a license.

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