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Police were called to a major accident in the 1600 block of NW Loop 286 at 8:18 p.m. Saturday involving a person riding a motorized wheelchair who had been struck by a vehicle.
A witness reported the person on the wheelchair was riding in the middle of the lane of the onramp and the witness had to swerve to avoid hitting the wheelchair. The vehicle behind the witness did not see the wheelchair in time to avoid hitting it, police were told.
The rider of the wheelchair, 62-year-old William Morris Pontius, of Paris, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation continues.