Driver in
hit-and-run crash that killed motorcyclist sought
Author: Dave
Michaels, Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Dallas police are looking for a driver whose vehicle
they say struck a motorcyclist in northwest Dallas over
the weekend and who left the area without stopping.
James Gilchrest , 44, died about 2:35 a.m. Sunday after a blue vehicle, driving the wrong way in the 11200 block of Harry Hines Boulevard, collided with the front of his Kawasaki motorcycle, traffic investigators said. Mr. Gilchrest died at the scene of the accident, between Walnut Hill and Royal Lane, from massive head trauma. Police said he was not wearing a helmet.
Mr. Gilchrest , a maintenance electrician for American Airlines, worked late and often drove his motorcycle at night, family members said.
Family members described Mr. Gilchrest as an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed repairing classic cars and had recently received a 1962 Chevrolet that he wanted to restore.
"And he was planning on going to the big motorcycle rally in Austin this summer," said his daughter, Amber Gilchrest . "He really enjoyed that."
Investigators detected a small amount of paint on Mr. Gilchrest 's boot and on one of the motorcycle's foot pegs and hope that evidence will be helpful once they have better information about the suspect vehicle.
"We'll try to match it up with a particular vehicle, but we have to have someone call us up and point us to who did it," vehicle crimes Detective D. T. Marchetti said.
Anyone with any information about the case is asked to call Detective Don Colley at 214-670-5818.
James Gilchrest , 44, died about 2:35 a.m. Sunday after a blue vehicle, driving the wrong way in the 11200 block of Harry Hines Boulevard, collided with the front of his Kawasaki motorcycle, traffic investigators said. Mr. Gilchrest died at the scene of the accident, between Walnut Hill and Royal Lane, from massive head trauma. Police said he was not wearing a helmet.
Mr. Gilchrest , a maintenance electrician for American Airlines, worked late and often drove his motorcycle at night, family members said.
Family members described Mr. Gilchrest as an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed repairing classic cars and had recently received a 1962 Chevrolet that he wanted to restore.
"And he was planning on going to the big motorcycle rally in Austin this summer," said his daughter, Amber Gilchrest . "He really enjoyed that."
Investigators detected a small amount of paint on Mr. Gilchrest 's boot and on one of the motorcycle's foot pegs and hope that evidence will be helpful once they have better information about the suspect vehicle.
"We'll try to match it up with a particular vehicle, but we have to have someone call us up and point us to who did it," vehicle crimes Detective D. T. Marchetti said.
Anyone with any information about the case is asked to call Detective Don Colley at 214-670-5818.
