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An early Sunday morning crash on the Earl Rudder Freeway claimed the life of a motorcyclist.
Bryan Police report in the northbound lanes near the Briarcrest exit, the cycle struck the rear of a semi-trailer at a high rate of speed.
31 year old Michael Daniell of Bryan died at the scene. Daniell was wearing a helmet. The trucker was not hurt.
The police investigation closed the freeway for about five hours.