Little Elm, TX — October 4, 2025, Dennis Greenway was injured in a motorcycle accident at about 11:20 p.m. in the 4100 block of F.M. 720.

A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2020 Harley-Davidson FLTRXS motorcycle was heading north when it crashed near Quail Meadows Lane.

Motorcyclist Dennis Greenway, 52, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.

Authorities have not released any additional information about the Denton County crash at this time.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When serious crashes happen late at night, there’s often a lingering sense that key facts might slip through the cracks. Darkness, urgency and limited witnesses can all make it harder to piece together exactly what happened, especially in cases involving motorcycles, where the margin for error is so thin.

Given how vulnerable motorcyclists are, investigating agencies should have approached this scene with a full suite of tools: scene mapping, trajectory analysis and a review of any nearby surveillance or dash camera footage. That kind of work can help determine if speed, road position or another vehicle might have been involved. But in many cases, especially on quieter roads late at night, crash reports get built around surface-level observations. Without a deep reconstruction, it’s hard to say whether every contributing factor was truly identified.

Motorcycles depend heavily on mechanical integrity. A stuck throttle, faulty brake caliper or even an unstable steering damper could create sudden problems with no warning. Unfortunately, it's common for damaged bikes to be quickly removed or totaled without any detailed mechanical inspection. If that happened here, it’s possible a defect might be hiding in plain sight, overlooked because the assumption was simple operator error.

Even motorcycles today often carry digital data modules, and paired phones or Bluetooth systems can hold critical context, like speed before the crash or whether a call or message came in at just the wrong moment. If any nearby traffic cameras caught the scene, they might offer insight into how the bike approached the curve or whether another vehicle was in proximity. Without a sweep of those electronic clues, too much is left to speculation.

Every crash leaves behind questions. Whether those questions get answered depends on how deep investigators dig, how carefully others examine the machines involved and whether the invisible trail of data is followed all the way through.

Key Takeaways:

• Not all crash scenes are reconstructed with the depth needed to catch subtle causes.
• Motorcycle crashes should always include a close look at potential mechanical failure.
• Electronic data, onboard or nearby, can fill gaps traditional reports often leave open.