UPDATE: Two die in pedestrian/motorcycle accident from Friday night

UPDATE: Two die in pedestrian/motorcycle accident from Friday night
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POSTED: Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 7:50pm

UPDATED: Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 3:12pm

UPDATE: DPS officials confirm the driver of the motorcycle in Friday night's crash, Herbert Westley Owens of Alba, passed away early Sunday morning as a result of his injuries.

Department of Public Safety tells KETK one man was killed in a motorcycle accident late Friday night.

DPS says it happened around 11:30 Friday night on Highway 80, about 5 miles east of Mineola.

A man was traveling westbound on Highway 80 when he struck a man sitting in the road.

That man was 35-year-old Kevin Dale Worsham of Quitman.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the motorcycle, 62-year-old Herbert Westley Owens of Alba, was taken to the hospital.

He is said to be in critical condition with a fractured skull.

He was not wearing a helmet at the time.

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