Loyal Clark Temple Killed in Car Accident in Harlingen, TX
Harlingen, TX — October 15, 2023, Loyal Clark Temple was killed due to a motorcycle versus car accident that happened along Business Highway 83.
According to recent reports, the incident happened in the area of the Business 83 and Karr Avenue intersection, just off Bass Boulevard.
Details say that 83-year-old Loyal Clark Temple was on a motorcycle going eastbound on Business 83. It appears an oncoming vehicle made a left turn into Temple's path, and the vehicles collided. Temple was killed as a result.
Authorities allege that the driver of the car was arrested for failure to stop and render aid as well as criminal negligent homicide. That driver apparently pleaded guilty to unspecified charges as of January 24, 2025. Additional details surrounding the accident are unavailable right now.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
With the criminal proceedings here nearing a conclusion, I'm curious whether the victim's loved ones ever got the full story of what all led to the crash. Authorities don't always conduct thorough enough investigations on their own, since their priority is looking to file charges. There could be factors beyond the scope of that investigation which a family would still want to know.
For example, original allegations were that the car driver here left the scene. Why is that? A lot of the time, there's something specific that driver wants to hide. Was the driver drunk? On drugs? Did they have warrants?
Put simply, I've been handling deadly car accident cases for over thirty years. Families don't just want some bad guy to blame or an easy explanation. They want to know they're getting the whole story. Did that ever happen here?
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