Eagle Pass Man Dies From Motorcyle Accident Injuries, Passenger Undergoing Surgery

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

Eagle Passan William Vieths, age 53, passed away from the fatal injuries sustained in an accident between his motorcycle and a Jeep Sahara on Monday, June 19, 2017, at approximately 1 P.M. on North Veterans Boulevard in Eagle Pass, Texas.

William Vieths suffered from burns to his face and body when the motorcycle he was driving burst into flames and had serious injuries to his head, body, legs, and internal organs.  Vieths passed away at a San Antonio, Texas hospital.

Teresa Hernandez Vieths was a passenger in her husband’s Motorcycle when it collided with the Jeep Sahara and sustained serious injuries to her hip, legs, ribs, and overall body.  She is having surgery at a San Antonio, Texas hospital.

The fatal Motorcycle and automobile occurred when William Vieths and Teresa Hernandez Vieths were traveling south on North Veterans Boulevard and an automobile driver traveling north made a left-turn onto the retail store of Dollar General, resulting in a collision between the motorcycle and the Jeep Sahara automobile. Teresa Hernandez Vieths was hurled from the Motorcycle while William Vieths fell off the motorcycle within a close proximity when it burst into flames.  Both William and Teresa Vieths were not wearing a Motorcycle helmet.  The driver of the Jeep Sahara suffered minor injuries in the accident.

William Vieths leaves behind his wife, Teresa Hernandez Vieths, and three children.  Eagle Passans mourn the death of William Vieths and pray for a speedy recovery of Teresa Hernandez Vieths from her injuries.

The motorcycle and automobile accident is under investigation by the Eagle Pass Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.