Two people have died in unrelated crashes during the annual Lone Star Rally on Galveston Island.
The first occurred early Friday evening. A motorcyclist rear ended another biker who was turning onto East Beach Dr. Two people were on the motorcycle that hit the other bike. Both slid off the seawall, and a 54-year old female passenger from Rockwall, Texas suffered a fatal head injury. Her partner was also hurt. Neither person was wearing a helmet.
The second crash occurred several hours later. Witnesses say a motorcyclist was speeding and lost control on the 61st Street overpass. The 65-year old League City man – who also was not wearing a helmet – died at UTMB.
The annual rally, which draws as many as 250,000 visitors to the island, ends Sunday.