SAN ANTONIO – Corpus Christi's police chief has died in a single-vehicle accident in Port Aransas.
Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs says Corpus Christi chief Floyd Simpson died Sunday evening.
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Authorities say Simpson was riding a motorcycle heading south to Corpus Christi on a highway when a pickup traveling in the opposite direction crossed the center lane.
Police say a vehicle in front of Simpson drove off the roadway in an evasive action, and he laid down his motorcycle. Simpson was wearing a helmet, but it became dislodged and his head hit the pavement.
Simpson was taken to Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Hospital where he later died.
Simpson was a 25-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department before becoming Corpus Christi's first black chief of police in 2012.
According to CCPD's Facebook page, Simpson enjoyed riding his motorcycle in his free time.
A statement was posted on the page that read in part, "Despite all efforts by medical personnel, Chief Simpson succumbed to his injuries at approximately 5:30 p.m. today. Please keep his family and our officers in your thoughts and prayers."
(Image courtesy Corpus Christi Police Department)