HOUSTON – A motorcyclist died in the hospital Wednesday after he collided with an SUV the night before in the Uptown area.
Police said the 19-year-old driver of a blue Ford Escape was traveling within the 12000 block of South Post Oak Lane and Longmont around midnight Tuesday when a motorcyclist, 28, tried to go around the SUV from behind on the wrong side of the road.
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The SUV was making a left turn and the motorcycle slammed into the back door of the driver's side of the Escape. The driver told police he did not see the motorcyclist going around him.
The motorcycle rider was taken to Ben Taub hospital, where he died.
No one inside the SUV was hurt.
No charges will be filed and an investigation is underway, police said.