On Saturday evening, November 16, 2024, Azle Fire/EMS and Police responded to a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on Southeast Parkway near Skylark Drive at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Emergency crews arrived to find the motorcyclist critically injured. He was airlifted to Harris Methodist trauma center in Fort Worth but succumbed to his injuries the following morning. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 49-year-old Wayne Latten Bradford, a resident of Azle.
The crash prompted the closure of Southeast Parkway for several hours as investigators worked to determine the circumstances of the collision. The roadway reopened around 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. Authorities have not released further details regarding the cause of the accident.