Killeen Police Investigate a Motorcycle Fatality on State Highway 195

Killeen, TX (June 13, 2021): A 21-year-old male is deceased from a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on State Highway 195.

On Saturday, June 12, 2021, at approximately 4:43 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 12200 State Highway 195 in reference to a 911 call about a motorcycle accident. Upon the officers’ arrival, they located the male operator of the motorcycle lying in the roadway.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of the motorcycle was traveling northbound in the inside lane on SH-195. A white Chevrolet 3500 pickup truck was stopped at a stop sign and proceed to cross the intersection when both the motorcycle and truck collided. The operator of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet.

The operator of the motorcycle, Cullen McKay Beeson, succumbed to his injuries and pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke at 5:10 p.m.

Investigators with the Traffic Unit are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash and did not get a chance to speak to officers at the scene, to please contact the Killeen Police Traffic Section at (254) 501-8800.

This fatality continues to be investigated and there is no additional information at this time.

Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department