Saturday, June 22, 2024
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash between a vehicle and an ATV that killed one man on Saturday, June 8, according to a crash report.
The incident took place around 11 a.m. on State Highway 36 and east of County Road 358. Rodolf Carl Drosche, 82, of Gatesville, was driving a Honda FourTrax ATV off-road highway vehicle to retrieve his mail at a rural mailbox on a private drive.
At the same time, a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a 64-year-old man from Gatesville was traveling eastbound toward the ATV.
According to the crash report, the ATV failed to yield the right of way and pulled into the path of the Dodge, where the two collided.
Drosche was transported to Hillcrest Hospital in Waco and pronounced deceased by medical staff.
“Texas DPS would like to remind drivers to always make sure the path is clear when entering a roadway,” Texas DPS said in the report. “Making sure the roadway is safe to enter greatly reduces the risk of being involved in a traffic crash.”
